Musician dies after fall at troubled hospital

By Martin Evans and Nick Britten Published: 7:30AM GMT 03 March 2010

41-year-old Andy Stubbs who died last Aug after descending from a sanatorium trolley at Stafford Hospital Photo: HANDOUT

Andy Stubbs, 41, who had a three-year-old son, died last Aug after being certified to the sanatorium with a head damage following a tumble at his home.

According to his family Mr Stubbs, who was draining openly from a head wound, suffered dual serve falls whilst in sanatorium but was not since a brain indicate until the following morning, by that point it was as well late to save him.

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He died as a outcome of a cardiac detain after pang draining on the brain.

Last week Stafford sanatorium was the theme of a ban eccentric inform that catalogued a litany of studious slight and abuse over a 4 year period.

The Francis Inquiry unearthed justification of aged patients not being cleared for multiform weeks, being deprived of food and H2O and left to distortion in contaminated sheets for hours at a time.

The inform additionally listened justification from patients who had been misdiagnosed and others who were abandoned for hours after being certified to A&E.

Mr Stubbs"s genocide came 6 months after the intolerable sum of the hospital"s failings were initial unclosed and during a duration when they were ostensible to have started to put their residence in order.

An inquisition in to his death, hold yesterday at Cannock Coroner"s Court, ruled that he had died as a the outcome of an accident.

But his father Bernard Stubbs, vocalization from his legal holiday home in Portugal said: "How can it be random genocide when they have authorised him to tumble in hospital. He went in to A&E at 4pm and was still there 4 hours later.

"I left him and when I came behind I was told he had depressed twice. He did not embrace a indicate until the following sunrise when they pronounced to me, "It"s as well late, there is zero we can do"."

He added: "If he had perceived a indicate when he initial arrived, he competence well be still be with us today."

Mr Stubbs from Stone in Staffordshire, had only perceived a essay credit on the ultimate Robbie Williams manuscript and was a well reputable cocktail composer and musician

A family crony pronounced he had been undergoing a small personal difficulties after bursting from his partner and had battled alcoholism.

But the crony added: "The coroner pronounced Andy was inebriated when he was certified to A&E. He had been carrying a small problems and was dissapoint about the break-up of his attribute but that is not an forgive for him not being treated with colour with colour scrupulously in hospital.

"He was a amatory kind peaceful man who precious his son Ruben. Now a small child is going to grow up but his father and nonetheless again with the Stafford sanatorium no one is being hold to account. His genocide has left a outrageous hole in a lot of people"s lives."

A orator for the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust said: "I would similar to to suggest the frank condolences to Mr Stubbs family for their unhappy loss.

"Mr Stubbs genocide was reported as a Serious Untoward Incident in suitability with the Trusts process and a full review in to his caring and diagnosis was carried out.

"The recommendations from the review have been implemented and actions will go on to be monitored. Patient reserve is the priority and it is intensely critical that we sense from incidents to urge caring for alternative patients."

Earlier this month a jury inquisition returned a outcome of random genocide on 58-year-old Christopher Wooley who died after descending from a trolley in the A&E dialect of Stafford hospital.

Julie Bailey, owner of the Cure the NHS debate organisation said: "This is the second situation of a studious failing after a tumble in the A&E dialect of Stafford hospital, you would goal they competence have schooled the lessons after one tragedy. It is a depressingly informed story of exposed patients being left alone when they ought to be being looked after and treated.

"We need a open exploration in sequence to find out the law of what has been happening."