Investigation after woman dies weeks after being ‘dropped’ during surgery

Husband of Jeanette Shields, 70, says she died after routine hip operation at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle

An investigation is under way at a hospital in Cumbria after a woman died weeks after being dropped" from an operating table.

Jeanette Shields, 70, was dropped on the floor after a routine operation at the Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, according to her husband, John Shields.