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Man died in Blackpool care home after being given solid food - sparking concerns over future deaths

Terry Manning died in hospital after collapsing while eating a meal

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Oct 31, 2024
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Haddon Court Rest Home

Carers at a Norbreck rest home wrongly said in a resident’s notes that he was being fed a pureed or soft texture diet - before he died after choking on solid food.

Terry Manning, 67, a former council passenger assistant who was known to eat quickly, died at Blackpool Victoria Hospital two days after collapsing at Haddon Court Rest H…

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