An NHS trust has admitted mistakes in the care of a “wonderful” 91-year-old woman who died in hospital. Doctors initially didn’t spot that Julia Mullen had broken both her legs in a fall at home and treated her for only one fracture. They also missed her prescription for a vital drug, an inquest heard. Her loved ones said learning of the problems with her care was “distressing and disappointing” and had laid bare the “extreme and unacceptable pressures” facing the NHS, but welcomed changes promised by the hospital as a result. Mrs Mullen, of Sandown Road, West Malling, was first taken ill on J…
