A man died from operable cancer because of delays in his treatment, the Ombudsman has found.
Peter Filipovic, from Kent, was diagnosed with suspected cancer by the Medway Maritime Hospital in 2011.
The 62 year old had a small tumour on his pancreas, and was referred to King’s College Hospital in London for further treatment.
However, the London hospital initially said he did not have cancer, and instead treated him for other health complications.
Just several months later he had lost six stone, was jaundiced and was too ill to walk. Only then did the hospital diagnose pancreatic cancer.
By that stage Mr Filipovic was too frail to undergo surgery or chemotherapy. He died in the summer of 2012.
In a report, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman said King’s College Hospital had “failed to act quickly enough” and that the family had been given “confusing and contradictory” information.
The Ombudsman also found that the Trust mishandled the family’s complaint.
Cancer treatment delays
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