Short staffing directly led to man's death from fall in Taranaki Base Hospital ED, coroner rules

Hāwera man Leonard Collett, a "sociable" and "straight-talking" former publican, was in the care of Taranaki Base Hospital when he died following a fall in July 2020.
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'Well-liked' former publican dies in 'preventable' fall at crowded Taranaki Base Hospital ED

* This story has been updated to correct the staffing levels at the time of the fall in ED. A coroner has warned that five years after the death of a "sociable" and "straight-talking" former publican ...