Autistic woman died after seven month hernia operation wait
Dec 15 2010 by Tom Bristow, Liverpool Echo
AN AUTISTIC woman died after a seven month wait for an operation.
Yesterday Southport hospital, where she died, was criticised at an inquest for negligence.
Angela Owen, 45, from Skelmersdale was due to have an operation on a hernia in April last year.
But after an hour delay the operation was cancelled. Her name then fell off the waiting list for seven months.
On December 19 she was taken to Southport A&E where she later died of a strangulated hernia.
A hospital spokesman denied negligence, but apologised for an unacceptable delay.
