Doc: 'Goody died after NHS neglect'

Jade Goody's doctor has reportedly alleged that the mother-of-two died because of NHS "neglect and incompetence".

Dr Ann Coxon said that Goody's death last year was unnecessary and could have been prevented if "glaringly obvious" symptoms were not overlooked.

Goody was allowed to travel to India to appear on the country's version of Big Brother after staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, apparently failed to find anything during an ultrasound, reports The Sun.

The cancer was only diagnosed after a nurse at the medical facility asked to carry out a smear test after realising that Goody had skipped several in the past.

Dr Coxon, a Harley Street consultant, said: "An ultrasound should be able to pick up lesions just 1.2mm wide, and Jade had a tumour the size of a tangerine. It should have been blindingly obvious.

"She probably had cancer for at least a year before her diagnosis. The abnormal smear tests were signs that she was high-risk. She was only diagnosed because of one nurse bothering to do her job."

The Princess Alexandra has previously said it is respecting Goody's confidentiality and has refused to discuss their care of the reality TV star.