Scarborough woman wants answers after being told she is dead
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Scarborough woman wants answers after being told she is dead
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68818509
Susan Johnson was told by hospital staff she had died four months earlier as she waited for a scan.
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Mrs Johnson, from Scarborough, attended her hospital appointment in March 2023.
The mother-of-two said: "I gave them my letter and their first words were, 'ooh you're dead'.
"I said, 'pardon?'. I was in shock.
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The retired housekeeper contacted her GP and was told the mistake had been fixed.
However, when she contacted the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) the bemused call handler told her: "On the computer you're dead".
"I said, 'I'm not, I'm still talking to you'.