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NHS Care Failures Blamed for Nurse's Sudden Death

11/18/2025

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Story summary
  • Paula Ivers, a 47-year-old National Health Service (NHS) nurse from Denton, Greater Manchester, collapsed at home on March 8, 2024.
  • An autopsy found a tear in her aorta causing cardiac arrest.
  • Days earlier, she visited Tameside Hospital, where doctors dismissed her symptoms despite a family history of cardiac issues, and her family criticized the NHS.
  • The inquest highlighted care failures, including a consultant not examining her and misjudging her condition.