Overview
- Lorna Loxton, 55, fell on January 7 when her walking frame caught on a metal flap outside Bristol Royal Infirmary’s Level 5 entrance.
- She broke her hip, sustained a head injury, underwent surgery, and died in hospital on January 28.
- The trust’s incident investigation found bollard posts were not being monitored by the estates and facilities team and described the flap’s angle as a trip hazard.
- Her family, represented by Slater and Gordon, alleges poor communication by clinical staff after the fall and is preparing a legal claim.
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston offered condolences and said it is working with the coroner, with an inquest to be scheduled and the formal cause of death yet to be established.