Normal Hubble, a war veteran, died at Whipps Cross Hospital in east London while recovering from surgery for a broken leg, but the food mistake was not his cause of deathDying man given no food in hospital for TWO DAYS after nurse 'misread notes'A 103-year-old war veteran was accidentally left without food for his final two days of life at a London hospital, an inquest has heard. Norman Hubble, a Whipps Cross patient, was not fed due to a miscommunication between staff, the coroner was told. The Essex veteran died at the hospital on Boxing Day two years ago after suffering from a lung infection while recovering from surgery for a broken leg. The inquest was told he was a "formidable" man who had lived a remarkably long and healthy life after serving Britain. However, a nurse misread his patient notes and he was not fed at all – a consequence, his wife claimed, of “a lazy atmosphere” at the hospital, My London reports.

Source: Daily Mirror September 14, 2021 19:30 UTC