Mum-of-two died after falling over 'trip hazard' at Bristol hospital View 2 Images

The family of a woman who died after hitting her head in a fall over a ‘trip hazard’ as she walked out of the Bristol Royal Infirmary is preparing to take legal action against hospital chiefs, as a coroner investigates her death. An incident investigation report found mum-of-two Lorna Loxton fell on the way out of the BRI when her three-wheeled walking frame became lodged in a protruding metal flap.

The 55-year-old had gone to the BRI from her home in Wells, Somerset, to attend a cardiology appointment, but tripped and fell on the way out, broke her hip and hit her head on the floor. She was rushed back in, underwent surgery on her hip, but her health deteriorated and she never left the hospital again.

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