Lady Joan's Death and Hospital Oversight | Belfast News

Lady Joan Branson, wife of Sir Richard Branson, died after a cardiac arrest linked to a preventable blood clot — a tragedy stemming from her private hospital’s failure to administer critical anticoagulant medication despite her extreme risk. Admitted after a fall on Necker Island with severe fractures, she was left without prophylactic treatment for days, missing vital interventions like compression stockings and timely clot-risk assessments. The coroner praised her as kind and wonderful, stressing this wasn’t neglect but a critical medical oversight. Now, Lister Hospital is overhauling its protocols to ensure no patient with high clot risk slips through the cracks again. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c1dca23cfaedd467