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Islington Tribune - by CHARLOTTE CHAMBERS
Published: 19 September 2008

Three deaths spark inquiry at hospital

A WOMAN patient died when complications arose after an operation to remove a pancreatic tumour, an inquest was told this week.
Model agency worker Karen Blakey, 44, from De Beauvoir Town, died in July, months after the operation at University College Hospital in Bloomsbury. Her pancreas was damaged during the operation and her small and lower intestine removed.
Her death was one of three at UCH which prompted St Pancras coroner Dr Andrew Reid to order a review of procedures. One of the patients who died was a 23-stone woman who had had an operation aimed at solving her weight problem.
Dr Reid ruled that all three died as a result of “accidental adverse healthcare events”.
A hospital spokesman said: “The three cases recently heard by the coroner will be considered by the trust’s quality and safety committee and kept under continuous review to ensure the highest standards are maintained.”

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