THE inquest into the death of a woman after a routine operation has still not taken place, four years on.
Janice Stevenson, of Burton-on-Trent, died in November 2006 at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham after undergoing a spine operation.
Police and medical experts ruled out foul play in the death of the 36-year-old, after a 14-month investigation.
But a full inquest has not yet taken place as another investigation is continuing into the incident.
It is being carried out by Paul Balen, partner at solicitors Freeth Cartwright, who is acting for Mrs Stevenson's family.
Mr Balen said the inquest would not take place until the investigation was complete.
And he said that was unlikely to happen in the near future due to the complex nature of the probe.
He said: "In cases like this, the coroner makes sure the relatives are happy with the investigation before he will list it – he doesn't want relatives to be unhappy that something has been missed."
Mr Balen said the family understood that investigations of this kind took time.
He is also acting on behalf of the family of a 16-year-old boy who died in similar circumstances at the QMC.
Mrs Stevenson's inquest was opened in July 2007, but has not yet been completed.
Notts Coroner Dr Nigel Chapman said it was not unusual for investigations to take several years.
He said: "I could name four or five cases I have still got here.
"If it is brought forward I will deal with it, but I have to allow the family to have its own investigation."
A full inquest is also yet to take place into the death of Victor Massey, of Westwood, who died at King's Mill Hospital in Sutton-in-Ashfield in 2006.
The 54-year-old died while being restrained and sedated.
In 2008 the Crown Prosecution Service said no police officers would face criminal charges over his death.
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