A lady who was discovered to be alive after being declared “useless” by ambulance workers has now subsequently died, police have mentioned.
The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) has issued an apology for the misery prompted to the household of the lady, who was in her 50s.
She was taken on Friday to the Darlington Memorial Hospital after paramedics declared her useless, however, in a growth first reported by the Northern Echosubsequently got here again to life.
Durham Police have now confirmed the lady’s demise. However it’s unclear when it occurred.
“Officers are investigating following the demise of a lady in her 50s,” the power mentioned in an announcement. “The demise is at present being handled as surprising and a postmortem will now be carried out.”
Andrew Hodge, NEAS director of paramedicine, referring to the preliminary incident, mentioned: “As quickly as we have been made conscious of this incident, we contacted the affected person’s household and launched a evaluate into the circumstances.
“The paramedics on scene have been confronted with a fancy scientific case and we’re working intently with our companions and different companies concerned to grasp the complete image of what occurred.
“Till this evaluate is accomplished, we can’t remark additional.
“We’re deeply sorry for the misery that this has prompted to the household and have despatched them our condolences throughout this time.
“We’re supporting them as properly via this course of.
“The colleagues concerned are additionally being supported appropriately.
“Our evaluate of this incident will in fact be shared with the coroner and the police, performing upon the coroner’s route, to find out what occurred.”
The incident comes 5 months after a essential report was printed alleging NEAS ambulance staff lined up failings and withheld proof from inquests.
After her report into the service, Dame Marianne Griffiths paid tribute to the households who shared their experiences and mentioned: “It’s clear that they aren’t solely devastated by the lack of their family members but additionally by the ambulance service’s response to the official questions on their care.”