Submitting.
Lee Garforth
He was referred to the hospital’s surgical unit that night, however, doctors there determined he did not meet the criteria for surgery and transferred him to medical unit instead.
The next morning, at 9.30am, he was examined by Dr Mazhar Alam, who requested an urgent transfer to gastroenterology.
By this time, Mr Garforth’s condition had seriously deteriorated.
He was moved at 12.50pm, and examined by Dr Sachim Bangera 45 minutes later. He said: “When I went to see Lee he was quite unwell. His breathing was laboured. Despite the fact that he was conscious and communicating, he was in distress. His temperature was 34 degrees and his blood pressure was low.”
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Tuesday, 25th May 2021, 2:10 pm
Eric Warburton, 80, of Lower Lune Street, Fleetwood, was charged after Roy Leadbetter, 86, also of Fleetwood, was hurt in a crash with a car in Dock Street last October.
Blackpool Magistrates Court was told Mr Leadbetter died in hospital 10 days later, after contracting Covid and pneumonia.
Warburton s lawyer Gerry Coyle did not enter a plea on his client’s behalf and told the court this morning any future trial would have to examine Mr Leadbetter’s cause of death.
Blackpool Magistrates Court.
Warburton was granted bail ahead of a crown court appearance on June 23.
Mr Leadbetter died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital on Sunday, October 25, a family announcement said.
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“In the May, he underwent surgery at Rosemere Cancer Centre.
“The surgeons used the robotic surgical system bought by Rosemere Cancer Foundation as part of its 20 Years Anniversary Appeal in 2017.
“The following month, he developed a kidney infection and became quite ill.
“There came a time when I didn’t think he would survive.
“Thankfully, a year on and Peter is fully recovered and back at work as a self-employed plumber but when he was ill, we would dream of where we would go in the world if we could.
“We both chose Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales.
The thought of the trip really kept us going.
Jordan Banks, nine, was seriously injured on playing fields in Blackpool last Tuesday. At a hearing at Blackpool Town Hall on Monday, coroner Alan Wilson formally opened the inquest into his death. Mr Wilson said: “Jordan is said to have been participating in a football coaching session on School Road football field when he was said to have been struck by lightning.” He said Jordan was taken by ambulance to Blackpool Victoria Hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly before 6pm. The coroner said the court had been told Jordan’s death was due to being struck by lightning and it was not felt necessary for a post-mortem to be carried out.