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Stafford hospital admits death of Gillian Astbury Stafford hospital admits death of Gillian Astbury
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Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches over the death of a diabetic patient who was not given insulin. The Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches over the death of a diabetic patient who was not given insulin.
Gillian Astbury, 66, died at Stafford Hospital in April 2007 after two nurses failed to give her treatment.Gillian Astbury, 66, died at Stafford Hospital in April 2007 after two nurses failed to give her treatment.
Ann King was struck off and Jeannette Coulson was cautioned after a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel found them guilty of misconduct in September. Ann King was struck off and Jeannette Coulson was cautioned after a Nursing and Midwifery Council panel found them guilty of misconduct in July.
The trust has previously apologised for "appalling care" given to Mrs Astbury.The trust has previously apologised for "appalling care" given to Mrs Astbury.
It pleaded guilty at Stafford Magistrates' Court for failing to properly manage and organise hospital services including its systems for record-keeping and patient information between staff members. It pleaded guilty at Stafford Magistrates' Court to failing to properly manage and organise hospital services including its systems for record-keeping and patient information between staff members.
Gross failure
BBC reporter Phil Mackie said magistrates were hearing submissions on whether the trust should be sentenced at Crown Court.
The maximum fine magistrates can impose is £20,000 but a Crown Court judge can impose a much greater fine, he said.
The criminal prosecution was brought by the Health and Safety Executive three years after an inquest jury ruled that Mrs Astbury's death was caused by low staffing levels and a failure to provide adequate nursing facilities.
The inquest also found that the failure by nurses to administer insulin amounted to a gross failure to provide basic care.
Mrs Astbury, from Hednesford, Staffordshire, died after going into a fatal diabetic coma on 11 April 2007 while being treated for fractures to her arm and pelvis.