A patient n a liquid diet at a UK hospital died after being fed solid food by hospital staff, according to an article on the Croydon Advertiser.
The incident is one of three involving patients being fed incorrect food at Croydon University Hospital in Surrey since July. In another case, a man who was "nil by mouth" went into respiratory arrest after being given soup, although he later recovered. A third patient was fed a sandwich when on a puree diet.
The incidents were caused by forms being filled in incorrectly and, in one case, a sign containing dietary information falling behind a patient's bed, according to the article.
The hospital is currently reviewing the special diet forms and how it displays information about patients by bedsides, as well as the way food is delivered to wards.
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