Cancer patient died 'without suitable palliative care'
BBC News Published A cancer patient died without suitable end-of-life care after surgery, an ombudsman investigation has found. The wife of the patient, known as Mr W, said he became emaciated, immobile and depressed after surgery for oesophageal cancer in February 2018. Mr W died in September 2018, with palliative care arranged by the health board only two weeks before his death. Swansea Bay and Cwm Taf Morgannwg health boards apologised to his family for the distress they experienced. According to the ombudsman's report some palliative care items, such as a hospital bed and commode, were ...