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Preston: A&E doctor 'refused' to see woman before she died

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Marina Young died at the Royal Preston Hospital on 22 June 2022 after a "gross failure to provide adequate assessment and medical care" Coroner Dr James Adeley concluded her death at the age of 46 due to asthma was "preventable" The first doctor from the hospital's acute medical team to see Marina was a second year medical trainee, who failed to carry out a peak flow test because she "couldn’t find" the device needed.

VR Score

84

Informative language

82

Neutral language

83

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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