Family of terminally ill grandmother left 'neglected and forgotten' to take legal action against Sandwell Hospital
The family of a terminally ill woman who claimed she was 'neglected and forgotten' are to take legal action against Sandwell Hospital.
Bosses at the hospital apologised after they said the level of care great-grandmother Caroline Fellows received fell below their standards.
Her family claims cancer patient Mrs Fellows, from West Bromwich, was 'forgotten' by staff, with her distressed cries for help captured on dictaphone at her bedside by the family prior to her death in July 2014 aged 77.
They also claimed she was 'covered in bruises' and suffered 'bed sores'.
Son-in-law Robert Yarnold said: "We are now looking to progress and take legal action against the hospital for neglect and misdiagnosis of my mother-in-law Caroline Fellows.
"The hospital has issued an apology but this isn't good enough.
"We believed as a family she was ill and should have been diagnosed three or four years before she actually was, which eventually led to her death at Sandwell Hospital.
"They have admitted it now, but it's a case of too little, too late and we are seeking legal advice on the matter."
Colin Ovington, chief nurse at the hospital, pledged to learn lessons over the care given to Mrs Fellows.
