Liverpool nursing home fined £18k after 81-year-old woman falls from sling

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Liverpool nursing home fined £18k after 81-year-old woman falls from sling

Posted on January 17, 2011 by

A Liverpool nursing home has been fined £18,000 after an 81-year-old woman fell to the ground while being lifted out of bed.

Frances Shannon fell three feet and suffered a broken shoulder as well as injuries to her back and elbow. The wife, mother of two and grandmother of one died in the Royal Liverpool University Hospital the following day.

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