Overview
- The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust confirmed a review into the care provided to the patient who died at Broomfield Hospital.
- The deceased has been locally identified as Thomas “Tomboy” Casey, who reportedly collapsed in the A&E waiting area in front of his 19-year-old son.
- Trust chief medical officer Christine Blanshard offered condolences and said the family will be invited to meet clinicians to discuss concerns.
- Social media posts claim he reported chest pains and believed he was having a heart attack, with reports he received pain medication before dying; these claims remain unverified.
- Chelmsford MP Marie Goldman has written to the trust’s chief executive seeking an urgent meeting for answers about the incident.