Tag #Care Home Negligence

What systemic failures led to the preventable death of Joyce McCann following a seemingly minor bus accident?

Joyce McCann, a 77-year-old resident of Somerton care home in Belfast, died from a preventable splenic injury following a bus accident. The coroner's inquest found multiple failings in both the care home's safety measures and the hospital's treatment, highlighting missed opportunities to diagnose and treat her injuries.