Tragedy as mum dies after '25-hour prescription wait' at Royal Stoke Hospital
- Posted on March 18, 2026
- By The Mirror
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Tragedy as mum dies after '25-hour prescription wait' at Royal Stoke Hospital

Linda Lockett, 70, was on a palliative care pathway and already prescribed morphine at home, but waited 25 hours for proper pain relief during her hospital stay