Scarborough woman wants answers after being told she is dead

A woman who turned up for a hospital scan only to be told she had already died has demanded an explanation.

Susan Johnson worried and searching for answers. Photo: bbc.com

Bridlington Hospital staff told Susan Johnson according to their records she had been dead for four months.

The muddle meant the 62-year-old’s carer’s allowance for looking after disabled husband Bob briefly stopped.

NHS England said it was aware of an issue involving an incorrect civil death registration later rectified by the patient’s GP.

Mrs Johnson, from Scarborough, attended her hospital appointment in March 2023.

The mother-of-two said: “I gave them my letter and their first words were, ‘ooh you’re dead’.

“I said, ‘pardon?’. I was in shock.

“Then they put something on the computer so I could have the scan and then they just said, ‘bye’ and that’s it.”

Mrs Johnson said the experience left her “shaking like a leaf”.

bbc.com