A coroner issued a warning after the inquest of Anthony Lodge, who died at his home in County Durham in July from a severe urinary tract infection (UTI).

The inquest heard that a critical urine sample taken days before his death could not be tested because the container used was out of date.

The container was manufactured by International Scientific Supplies Ltd (ISS), a Bradford-based company that supplies medical sample bottles to NHS trusts and healthcare providers across the country - including in Norfolk and Waveney.

Assistant coroner, Rebecca Sutton (Image: The Coroners' Society)

Rebecca Sutton, assistant coroner for County Durham and Darlington, concluded that while it was unlikely that the out-of-date container directly caused Mr Lodge’s death, she warned similar delays in other cases could........

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