Nurse died after bungling medics dismissed hidden heart condition as anxiety, triggering mammoth £1million NHS negligence payout. Her devastated husband says: 'She was committed to caring for others, but when she needed help, she was failed' READ MORE: Science student, 21, says her UTI was actually ovarian cancer By Rebecca Whittaker For Mailonline Published: 13:02 BST, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 14:00 BST, 11 July 2024 e-mail 18 View comments A grieving husband has received a £1 million payout from the NHS after his wife died when bungling medics dismissed her fatal heart condition as anxiety. Nurse and mum-of-three Rose Fuentebaja, 40, had been in hospital for a week when she suffered a cardiac arrest and died in June 2017, which solicitors argue was 'avoidable'.
Blundering doctors at Warwick Hospital had believed her issue was neurological despite her repeatedly fainting and tests showing disturbances in her heartrate. She had previously been 'fit and healthy' but collapsed at home in Stratford-upon-Avon, in Warwickshire, leading to an ambulance being called on May 23, 2017. But even when paramedics carried out an ECG, which showed disturbances in her heartbeat, she was told her fainting was probably caused by anxiety and her life-threatening condition was missed.
Nurse and mum-of-three Rose Fuentebaja, 40, had been in hospital for a week when she suffered a cardiac arrest and died in June 2017 Mrs Fuentebaja, herself a nurse for 16 years who worked in a private hospital, f.
