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Coroner Rules Eltham Teacher's Death Avoidable After Missed Blood Clot

An inquest at Inner South London Coroner's Court found that Dena Collins, a primary school teacher from Eltham, would likely have survived if a blood clot had been diagnosed and treated. The coroner identified 'errors of clinical judgment' in her care at a GP surgery and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich.