BUPA Care Homes fined £90,000 after the tragic death of a 95-year old woman in their care

BUPA Care Homes Ltd has been fined £90,000 and ordered to pay £19,247 costs to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in a prosecution by the HSE, following the death of 95-year-old woman, Mrs Charlotte Wood from Nottingham.

Mrs Wood became a resident at the Abbotsleigh Mews Residential and Nursing Home in Sidcup run by BUPA Care Homes Ltd in 2001. She was unable to walk or move independently. On 28 November 2003, Mrs Wood slipped from a Sarita hoist, which was being used to get her out of a bath, and fractured her shoulder. While waiting for surgery on her shoulder, Mrs Wood contracted pneumonia and subsequently died on 2 December 2003.

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Staff 'lacked training' at baby death nursery

THREE nursery workers who attempted to save a baby girl from choking on a piece of apple had no first aid training, an inquest heard.

Another member of staff, who had undergone first aid training, watched the tragic ordeal unfold from the sidelines because she was afraid she would get into trouble if she left other babies unattended.

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