Catherine Wood: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- area coroner
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking, Cancer
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“the 71-year-old's death following a fall was "contributed to by avoidable delays in diagnosing and treating her pelvic fractures"”
What Catherine Wood has said
“It seems that if Paloma had been supported and encouraged to accept her diagnosis and considered chemotherapy with an open mind she probably would have followed that course.”
coroner · Cancer · 30 Sept 2026 · Twin of woman who died after mother 'influenced her' against chemotherapy, says 'the state failed her' ↗
“The influence that was brought to bear on Paloma... did contribute more than minimally to her death.”
Coroner · Cancer · 30 Sept 2026 · Mum's anti-chemotherapy views influenced Paloma Shemirani's death ↗
“It seems that if Paloma had been supported and encouraged to accept her diagnosis and considered chemotherapy with an open mind she probably would have followed that course.”
Coroner · Cancer · 27 Aug 2026 · UK woman who refused cancer drugs was influenced by mother, inquest finds ↗
Where Catherine Wood has been quoted
- Two more deaths at same hospital ‘blamed on A&E bed-blocking’kentonline.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Twin of woman who died after mother 'influenced her' against chemotherapy, says 'the state failed her'news.sky.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Mum's anti-chemotherapy views influenced Paloma Shemirani's deathbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
- UK woman who refused cancer drugs was influenced by mother, inquest findstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
Related media coverage
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