The family of a company director who died at the age of 52 after undergoing a “high risk” operation at a Norfolk hospital has criticised the NHS.

After enduring seven prior abdominal surgeries, 64-year-old Joy Monetti from Islip was no stranger to painful procedures and lengthy recoveries.

Tracy McCool’s husband bravely fought colon cancer for years before he passed away earlier this year. John’s message was simple: Get a colonoscopy, it’s a simple procedure that could save your life.