Counsel

David Haines acts in Inquest touching the death of woman after ‘inadequate monitoring’ at Barnet Hospital

David Haines was instructed as Counsel at the inquest into the death of Chanel Thompson who died in July 2025, after suffering an “unwitnessed” cardiac arrest in the A&E Department of Barnet Hospital seven months prior. David was instructed by Stewarts Law. The Background Chanel Thompson was taken to A&E at Barnet Hospital in December 2024 by an ambulance after her family found her in a serious state of confusion. She remained there overnight waiting for a mental health bed to become available with a one-to-one supervision plan in place. However, she suffered a cardiac arrest alone and, as a result, suffered a hypoxic brain injury. She remained in a semi-conscious state for 7 months until she contracted pneumonia and…

News 5 Mar, 2026