Coroner warns of 'unclear responsibility' in overnight hospital care after patient death

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By Daniel Pye

A patient's death has prompted a coroner to warn that confusion amongst doctors over overnight support protocols in Greater Manchester's stroke network could risk lives.

Margaret Crooks died at Salford Royal Hospital on 20 February 2025 after having a stroke and developing an intracerebral haemorrhage as a complication of intravenous thrombolysis given at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.