Coroner-Regeln John McHugh's 2019 Tod nach Krebsoperation war vermeidbar aufgrund verpasster Behandlungsmöglichkeiten. Coroner rules John McHugh's 2019 death after cancer surgery was avoidable due to missed treatment opportunities.

Ein Gerichtsmediziner fand heraus, dass der Tod des 66-jährigen John McHugh, der nach einer Zungenkrebsoperation im Altnagelvin Krankenhaus im Jahr 2019 starb, vermeidbar war. A coroner found that the death of 66-year-old John McHugh, who died after tongue cancer surgery at Altnagelvin Hospital in 2019, was avoidable. Die Coroner Maria Dougan erklärte, dass es in seiner postoperativen Behandlung verpasste Gelegenheiten gab, was auf eine weniger invasive Operation hindeutete und die Tracheostomie länger in Kraft zu halten, hätte ihm das Leben retten können. Coroner Maria Dougan stated that there were missed opportunities in his post-surgery treatment, suggesting less invasive surgery and keeping the tracheostomy in place longer could have saved his life. Der Western Health and Social Care Trust begann nach seinem Tod mit einer ernsthaften Untersuchung. The Western Health and Social Care Trust began a serious incident investigation after his death.