speaking on behalf of the family after the inquest, mrs cavanagh's son vincent said the coroner vindicated their need to raise concerns about the way in which their mother was cared for..

but shocking figures uncovered by labour yesterday show some patients are suffering agonising waits of as many as 541 days to begin treatment..

the latest figures mean that since january 2000, scottish widows has paid a total of £2.5bn in claims to more than 86,000 customers...