A hospital trust that failed to diagnose cancer leading to a patient's death says it has made changes to "further reduce the risk of harm" to other patients. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust said is is now hiring four extra consultant pathologists after the death of David Hulme, 49, in March 2021.
David died just one month after being diagnosed with cancer, after the hospital failed to diagnose him with it. After an inquest into his death, a coroner asked the trust to address its "significantly under-resourced" pathology department to prevent future deaths.
His widow Sarah, 52, said: "David was my soulmate and to this day I’m still grieving for him and the life we had together. What makes it worse is knowing that if his cancer had been found and treated earlier, he may still be here.
