Grieving son questions hospital discharge of 94-year-old Preston mother after bleed on the brain
Area coroner Emma Mather recorded a narrative conclusion at an inquest into Mrs Danvers, concluding that her death was caused by a stroke that she suffered later at home
A grieving son has questioned why his elderly mother was discharged from hospital after suffering a bleed on the brain.
But a coroner concluded that Dorothy Danvers could not have been operated on and her death was caused by a stroke that she suffered later at home.
Area coroner Emma Mather recorded a narrative conclusion at an inquest into Mrs Danvers, of Renshaw Drive, Walton le Dale.
The Preston hearing was told that 94-year-oldMrs Danvers was taken to Royal Preston Hospital in April 2026 after she fell at home.
Her son Mark said in a statement that it was found that she had broken a bone in her neck and suffered a bleed on the brain.
Doctors decided not to operate because of her age and they believed the bleed would heal itself.
The next day she was taken ill at home and was seen by the district nurse. Over the next few days her condition deteriorated and she died on May 5.
The inquest was told that Mrs Danvers had several underlying conditions.
Her GP Dr Hugh Alexander said clinicians did not feel that the neck injury and the small bleed on the brain directly contributed to her death.
Nurses suspected a stroke as her face drooped.
Mrs Danver's son Mark said at the inquest that he wanted to know why a 94-year-old woman was discharged home after suffering a bleed on the brain.
Coroner Ms Mather said in her summary that there was very little treatment Mrs Danvers could have received at the time of her first fall.
No-one could have forseen what happened when she was discharged.
Ms Mather said there had been no post mortem but she felt sure that Mrs Danvers had a catastrophic stroke. It was sudden and unexpected and given her age it proved fatal.
She expressed her sympathy to Mrs Danvers' family.