Tameside Hospital Apologizes After Patient Dies Following Discharge

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Tameside Hospital Apologizes After Patient Dies Following Discharge

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Tameside General Hospital has issued an apology after an 87-year-old woman, Judith Marsland, died from sepsis shortly after being sent home from the emergency department. Mrs. Marsland initially attended the hospital on November 7, 2025, experiencing abdominal pain and bleeding.

During her visit, blood tests revealed acidosis and elevated inflammatory markers, but these results were not reviewed or acted upon by the clinical team in the gynaecology hub where she was transferred for further assessment. Despite sepsis being considered by medics in the emergency department, she was not managed on a sepsis pathway, and was discharged without antibiotics.

Five days later, on November 12, 2025, Mrs. Marsland returned to A&E with increased pain and was found to be in septic shock with multi-organ failure. She died in the hospital two days later, on November 14, 2025, from complications of sepsis which developed from a urinary tract infection likely present since at least November 6, 2025.

An inquest into her death was held on June 9, 2026. Assistant Coroner Anna Morris concluded that Mrs. Marsland’s death followed an error in not escalating her abnormal blood results. The coroner subsequently issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report on June 10, 2026, raising concerns that key aspects of the hospital’s patient safety incident investigation action plan, intended to mitigate the risk of future deaths, had not yet been implemented. The report specifically highlighted the need for a structured cross-team handover between emergency and specialist teams. Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care, which operates the hospital, stated they are “truly sorry” and are “continuing to implement actions” to reduce the risk of similar incidents.

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