article_snippet: a Commons report comes as police are investigating the death of a second ‘healthy’ pensioner at a hospital in Cheshire.
article_snippet: The family of Margaret ‘
article_snippet: Nellie’ Smart, 93, lodged a formal complaint against Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, saying Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were convinced the mother of 12 died after being dehydrated.
article_snippet: An initial police inquiry into the death of an elderly patient has now been expanded after Mrs Smart’s family complained about alleged neglect at the same hospital.
article_snippet: Mrs Smart died after the NHS ban on the controversial pathway was imposed.
article_snippet: Mrs Smart’s family believe that the great-grandmother would still be alive if Mrs Smart had not been admitted to Warrington General Hospital for checks following a suspected minor stroke.
article_snippet: The Mail uncovered the cruel 'Death Pathway' on July 16, 2013 .
article_snippet: Critics said it was a way of hastening death, and – following pressure from the Daily Mail –