Heathcare firm admits manslaughter after bath death

A private healthcare firm is facing a huge fine for corporate manslaughter over the death of a 93-year-old dementia patient who was placed in a scalding hot bath. Frances Norris had been in the bath for about 10 minutes before staff at the Birdsgrove Nursing Home in Bracknell, Berkshire, noticed a problem on February 5, 2015. Ms Norris was taken to Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey and then referred to the specialist burns unit at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital,…

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