By Gabriel Princewill-
The wife of a man who arrived at an Essex hospital with an infection, but died after a needle operation burst his arteries, has called for the hospital to speed up its investigation and provide answers for the fatal blunder that killed her husband of 18 years.
Ellie Sayers wants Southend hospital in Essex to answer questions about how her husband mysteriously died following what should have been a straight forward operation by medical experts.
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In her utter distress and desperation, she has written to Southend MP, James Dudderidge, calling for his intervention in a matter about which she fears a cover up over her husband’s inexplicable death may be at work.
Tony Sayers, 61, died due to complications arising from the operation at the hospital when he arrived there on April 26, 2023.
Ellie says he complained of inadequate care to the hospital multiple times during his time in hospital. She says despite the fact his hands were paralyzed, he was served food without them being chopped up.
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Since his demise, Ms Sayers has sent multiple complaints to the hospital with questions that demand responses, which are yet to be responded to.
The hospital said at the time of her written complaints that it would respond within 40 days, but over 90 days later, it is yet to respond, departing from its standard protocols.
Despite assurances from the hospital, Mrs. Sayers says there has been no forthcoming responses to her legitimate grievances.
Representatives from Southend hospital today repeated comments (last week when we first broke the story) to The The Eye Of Media.Com by phone that they are in regular contact with Ms Sayers, adding that professionals are attending to her, and that investigations in relation to her husband’s death are ongoing, but Tony’s grieving wife of 18 years immediately after disputed those claims.
Tony Sayers died after attending Southend hospital with infection
Disputing the hospital’s claim, Ellie said: ”I last emailed the complaints department on August 7th, asking when this will be resolved. I still have had no response from them. We are not in regular contact”, she said.
A coroner’s inquest in relation to Tony’s death is set for May 28, 2024.
A Sequence of Disturbing Events
The sequence of events leading to Tony Sayers’ death is deeply distressing.
Mrs. Sayers recounts how her husband’s condition was initially treated as a suspected infection, leading to the ill-fated needling procedure that resulted in severe complications.
Blood loss, discomfort, and inadequate care at the hospital’s A&E department, became an alarming precursor to the substandard care Tony received during his time there.
The distressing situation was further exacerbated when Tony’s care was inadequately handed over to Basildon Hospital, adding to the already mounting trauma experienced by the Sayers family.
During his time under the care of medical professionals at Basildon hospital, Tony managed to escape from the hospital, and climbed unto a hospital roof to protest the level of inadequate care he was receiving. How a man in hospital managed to escape and endanger his own life is a pressing question of its own.
He called his wife repeatedly when she left him to go home, to express fear and concern for his safety and well being.
During one visit, she noticed a wardrobe filled with sedatives which her husband had access to. According to her, this means they exposed him to further danger while at the hospital.
Her complaints encompass a myriad of issues that include improper medical procedures and alleged negligence.
The story of her husband’s death paints a picture of systemic failures within the healthcare system.
How a man who attended hospital with an infection ending up dying is a major concern that should trouble everyone who goes to hospital for treatment.
She feels it is only right that these complaints be acknowledged and addressed in a transparent and comprehensive manner.
This publication will keep a close eye on this matter.
P.S: This article has been further edited since its first publication.
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