article_snippet: An inquest heard staff at the hospital failed to ensure Mrs Tweedy was fully aware of the risk of suffering a blood clot during the operation, because of an 'oversight'.
article_snippet: Any hospital treating over half a million people each year will occasionally not do everything perfectly.
article_snippet: Consultant vascular surgeon Robert Brightwell admitted to the inquest in Norwich that a thrombosis risk assessment had not been completed.
article_snippet: In the United Kingdom thousands of patients die a preventable death every year from hospital acquired venous thromboembolism. '
article_snippet: My client and his family have many questions relating to the hospital's protocols concerning blood clotting risks.'
article_snippet: An inquest heard how a pre-surgery risk assessment was not completed, meaning Mrs Tweedy was not fully aware of the risks of suffering a blood clot during Mrs Tweedy operation .
highlights_snippet: Nicola Tweedy heard mother-of-two had not been made fully aware of the risks of developing a blood clot as a result of the surgery .
  