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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jon Ungoed-Thomas

Why didn’t wife and mother get ‘miracle’ stroke treatment, grieving family ask

Satinder and Jasbir Pahal. Jasbir died last November after a stroke.
Satinder and Jasbir Pahal. Jasbir died last November after a stroke. Photograph: Family Handout

A primary school teaching assistant died from a stroke after hospital staff told her family that the life-saving treatment she needed was not available at weekends.

Jasbir Pahal, 44, who had four children and was known as Jas, died in November last year after suffering a stroke. Her family was told she could only be treated with aspirin because a procedure to remove the blood clot was only available from 8am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.

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