Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust is to be prosecuted over a patient who died after entering a diabetic coma, the Health and Safety Executive has said.
Gillian Astbury, 66, died at Stafford Hospital in April 2007 when two nurses did not spot she needed insulin.
A Nursing and Midwifery Council panel found Ann King and Jeannette Coulson guilty of misconduct.
Trust chief executive Maggie Oldham apologised for the "appalling care" Mrs Astbury received.
'Downright furious'Peter Galsworthy from the Health and Safety Executive said the hospital would be prosecuted under the Health and Safety at Work Act.
He said: "The immediate cause of death was the failure to administer insulin to a known, diabetic patient.
End Quote Catherine Beeson Gillian Astbury's daughterHow could they miss she needed insulin? It's just basic care"
"Our case alleges that the trust failed to devise, implement or properly manage structured and effective systems of communication for sharing patient information, including in relation to shift handovers and record-keeping."
The first hearing will be at Stafford Magistrates' Court on 9 October.
Speaking in 2010, Mrs Astbury's friend and full-time carer Ron Street said: "I am downright furious. I could not believe [her diabetes] was missed".
Catherine Beeson, Mrs Astbury's daughter, said: "I was shocked to get that call that evening. I was disbelieving.
"How could they miss she needed insulin? It's just basic care."
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