OAP died after being given another patient's medication at Leeds hospital

A NURSE wept as she apologised to the family of a Leeds man who died at St James’s Hospital after she gave him another patient’s medication by mistake.

Former Leeds Teaching Hospitals nurse Glenn Domopoy fought back tears as she told 66-year-old Raymond Stott’s family at an inquest: “I caused so much pain and sadness. I didn’t want it to happen to anyone at all. I really apologise.”

Mr Stott’s family said he was kind-hearted and would have forgiven her.

An inquest at Wakefield heard grandfather-of-16 Raymond Stott, 66, of Beeston, was allergic to the antibiotic amoxycillin he was given in error on April 4 last year and suffered an anaphylactic reaction.

He died despite attempts by staff to save him.

Nurse Chloe Abell told the inquest she asked fellow nurse Glenn Domopoy to administer the intravenous drug to the patient in bed two and left it on the IV table in the respiratory care unit.

But the inquest hear Glenn Domopoy dealt with a number of other patients first and it was around 20 minutes before she picked the drug up and proceeded to give it to the wrong patient.