# Dr Holly Branson

Type: Person

Source: Healthcare Intelligence Brief — https://gethealthbrief.com/entity/dr-holly-branson
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## Timeline

- **2026-09-09**: Coroner's prevention finding — Senior Coroner Prof Fiona Wilcox concludes the death was likely preventable and that lack of anticoagulation caused or contributed to it probably.
- **2025-11-24**: Death from pulmonary embolism — Lady Branson dies after cardiac arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis.
- **2025-11-17**: Admission to Lister Hospital — Lady Branson is admitted to HCA Healthcare's private Lister Hospital in Chelsea, London, with fractures and immobility.
- **2025-10**: Fall on Necker Island — Lady Joan Branson falls at Sir Richard Branson's private island several weeks before hospital admission, suffering hip and pelvic fractures.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Coroner: 80-Year-Old's PE Death Followed Missed Anticoagulants
2026-09-13 22:27:40 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

An inquest found Lady Joan Branson, 80, died from a preventable pulmonary embolism after HCA's Lister Hospital failed to administer prophylactic anticoagulants following hip and pelvic fractures. The clinical governance failure includes a missing bleeding risk assessment and overlooked compression stockings.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/lady-joan-branson-anticoagulation-pe-preventable-death

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