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Family's concern over care

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Published date17 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Teacher Laura Griffiths died suddenly on December 31, 2019, following surgery at Pinderfields Hospital to fix a broken ankle. Laura, 35, of Almondbury, Huddersfield, who had two young children, underwent surgery on December 30 to put in a plate and screws to fix a break which happened when she had fallen on a night out on December 14

Laura died from pulmonary infarction, which occurs when a section of lung tissue dies because its blood supply has become blocked, a previous hearing was told. Contributory causes were given as pulmonary thromboembolism which resulted from deep vein thrombosis in her left leg, and traumatic ankle fracture operation.

Laura's devastated parents, Dennis and Cath, believe health staff let down their daughter and have asked a series of questions at an inquest into her death which is taking place at Bradford

Coroners' Court. They have asked questions about why Laura's surgery was carried out by a specialist trainee surgeon, and not the consultant who had been due to do the operation.

Laura's family have asked if there should have been a greater awareness of the risk of blood clots, as she was said to be at a higher risk of this complication. In a statement, her mum Cath said her daughter's death had come as "a huge shock", and everyone had been left "heartbroken".

She said that, as a family, it was felt there had been "many missed opportunities by numerous health professionals" involved in Laura's care.

She said Laura had a swollen and painful knee which was not investigated. And Cath has queried whether the ankle injury had to be...

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