The Suffolk coroner has raised concerns about blood thinner guidelines

According to the report, Mr Beer underwent hip replacement surgery in January after suffering a fracture in an unexpected fall at his care home.

After this surgery, he was given blood-thinning medications to prevent blood clots for the time necessary in accordance with local hospital guidelines.

However, he died in March due to a clot in an artery that supplies blood to the small intestine, the coroner said in his report.

He stated that international policies around blood-thinning practices were “evolving” and patients could receive the drugs for a longer period of time.

Mr Taheri said the discontinuation of blood thinners “at the time it was stopped contributed to his death”.