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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Helen William

Pensioner died with operable brain tumour after scans ‘not properly monitored’

A much-loved pensioner suffered a “horrific” death from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, her husband has said.

An investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has found that Glasgow-born May Ashford, who was 71 when she died in 2015, was not offered surgery until it was too late as medical staff failed to monitor her scan results properly and did not report significant findings.

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