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Diabetic patient died after nurses failed to give insulin injections

A diabetic patient at a scandal-hit hospital died after nurses failed to give her insulin injections, an inquest heard.

Diabetic patient died after nurses failed to give her insulin

Gillian Astbury, 66, had been at Stafford Hospital, pictured, after a minor fall, but fell into a coma and died because some staff were not informed she was diabetic.

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