THE family has expressed concern and anger that the nurse involved in Craig Richardson's death should continue working as a nurse.

Mr Richardson's sister, Karen Richardson, a qualified nurse and manager in an NHS Trust outside Bolton, said: "We feel this demonstrates a disregard for the loss of Craig's life."

The devastated family is now calling for the hospital to "work in Craig's memory" to make sure that this never happens again.

Miss Richardson said: "Craig was only unwell for two months prior to seeking medical advice from his GP, following which he ws referred to the Royal Bolton Hospital.

"The care he received can only be described as a catalogue of errors."

The grief-stricken family acknowledges that mistakes do happen but added: "the errors in healthcare are far too costly."

They continue: "Whilst Craig's death was the result of one individual's error, we also feel strongly that the NHS as a whole should learn some salutary lessons.

"During the past months, we have been in regular contact with the Royal Bolton Hospital Trust. They have been open and honest with information regarding Craig's care and we are grateful for this.

"Sadly, his whole episode of care demonstrated a complete systems failure, sometimes to an astonishing degree.

"We will keep in contact with the Trust to ensure that appropriate and robust actions have been taken, to ensure such a tragedy can never happen again."