A HEARTBROKEN widow says she has been badly let down by the NHS after her husband of 18 years died.

Asha Rogers is calling for lessons to be learned after issues she had with John Rogers’ treatment at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The 42-year-old shared the story of her beloved John, a lorry driver, who received treatment there in 2018.

Asha claims that he was not given adequate care, staff failed to administer pain relief medications, and that dressings were not changed.

She also said staff failed to identify that John had gone 'practically blind'.

Months of 'egregious error and litany of errors' at OUH were identified in a report by a haematologist medical expert, which his widow claims lead to his death at age of 62.

Asha confirmed that following a legal dispute, she received an 'insulting' settlement from NHS Resolutions, a body that deals with negligence and other claims, and added that there is no amount of money that will bring her husband back and justify the enormous pain he went through before his death.

She went on to describe him as a 'family man, very hardworking, who enjoyed helping others'.

The widow, who lives in Swindon, said: "Along with getting justice for John my other concern is that this does not happen to anyone else.

“My husband was let down by the NHS, he suffered a lot and half of his pain was NHS-made.

“Then one day, he went to the hospital and never came out.

“I had to tell our daughter that her dad will not make it past the weekend.”

An email to Mrs Rogers from Benjamin Newall, senior associate at international law firm DAC Beachcroft LLP, confirmed that NHS Resolutions will pay ‘reasonable’ costs incurred in the investigation of her claims against the trust arising from the treatment provided to her late husband.

Since September 2020, NHS Resolution have led the direct communication with the widow to investigate how they and the local trust could support her at this difficult time.

Professor Meghana Pandit, chief medical officer at Oxford University Hospitals, said: "We are really sorry for Asha Rogers' loss, and we offer our sincere apologies to her and John's loved ones for our failure to provide the highest level of care that we aspire to.

"We understand Asha has concerns around the care John received in our hospital and in the NHS more widely.

"We always investigate concerns raised with us, and we have offered Asha the opportunity to meet with the clinicians involved to discuss the findings of the Trust’s internal investigation report about the care that was provided."