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Richard Branson's Wife 'Should Have' Received Vital Medication Before Death, Inquest Hears
The coroner said Lady Joan Branson’s death likely would have been prevented if doctors had given blood clot medication.
- On Wednesday, Westminster Coroner's Court concluded that Lady Joan Sarah Drummond Branson, 80, died following a preventable pulmonary embolism. Senior coroner Professor Fiona Wilcox found the hospital's failure to provide prophylactic anticoagulants contributed to her death.
- Lady Joan was admitted to The Lister Hospital in London on November 17 following a fall at Necker Island, her family's Caribbean retreat. Her daughter, Holly Branson, questioned why medical staff failed to administer prescribed Enoxaparin injections during the initial 48 hours of care.
- Dr. Kunduzi, the consultant overseeing treatment, admitted he 'deeply regretted' failing to prescribe clot-preventing medication. He acknowledged a Venous Thromboembolism assessment 'should have been carried out' and stated, 'Yes, it should have been done and should have been prescribed.'
- Holly Branson stressed she did not want to 'attribute blame to any individual doctor,' though Dr. Kunduzi said he has since 'changed' his team's working practices. She noted her mother was 'accustomed to anti-coagulant injections and never had difficulty with them.'
- Despite Lady Joan's documented medical history of blood clots since 2010, the hospital failed to provide anti-clot stockings for 48 hours following admission. Dr. Kunduzi expressed his 'deepest condolences to Lady Branson's family,' noting the decision will remain with him for life.
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