The inquiry, supervised by the coroner and including evidence given by two doctors involved in the care of Campbell, discovers that he died of natural causes He adds that “missed opportunities” to correctly diagnose Campbell “have not contributed no more than minimally to their death in the balance of probabilities.”
The scrutiny over Campbell’s death and the handling of his illness comes against a scenario of a broader concern with NHS standards.
“I think because of the significant financial problem that NHS is, we saw a sharp decline in the quality of patient care,” says Dr. Luke Munford, senior professor of health economics at Manchester University.
“NHS recommends that 90% of cardiac patients will be seen within 18 weeks. In Manchester, at the moment, 54%.”
“Manchester receives about 2.6 billion pounds a year, which sounds a lot, but when you share it by the population, it is actually not much money.
“England suffers from a postal code lottery. People in the north, even if they have substantial personal wealth, are at the mercy of the health system and local assistance.
“If we look at budget cuts, austerity has reached areas like Manchester much worse than areas in southeastern England.” Dr. Munford adds that it is concerned that there would be more examples of cases where complex diseases are not diagnosed.
A health door of the Department of Health and Social Assistance told BBC: “Kevin Campbell was a huge inspiration, and our deepest sympathies are with their family and friends.
“This government is reviewing our NHS to work for all patients, no matter where they live and our fundamental change of disease for prevention will be vital to combating health inequalities, making people healthier and reducing pressure on NHS.
“Under our change plan, we are also prioritizing patient safety and investing 26 billion extra pounds in NHS to cut waiting lists and save lives.”
An NHS Foundation -Foundation door of the University of Manchester says: “Once again, we offer our profound condolences to Mr. Campbell’s family and friends for their great loss. It is clear from the survey that everyone has done their best to take care of him, and there is no evidence that Campbell’s death may have been avoided.
“We are committed to constantly improving the quality of care we provide to our patients. Although there are aspects of Campbell care that could have been improved, the coroner found that they have not contributed more than minimally to his sad death. We have already taken Campbell learning and has made improvements in all confidence.
