A pensioner collapsed and died after choking on an oatcake, an inquest has heard.

Pensioner Eileen Noble, aged 73, who was living at a Staffordshire nursing home - suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to the Royal Stoke University Hospital on Thursday, August 30 after the incident.

But Royal Stoke medics were unable to save her and she was pronounced dead at the Hartshill complex hospital, later that day.

An inquest has now been opened and adjourned into Eileen's death at North Staffordshire Coroner's Court, StokeonTrentLive reported.

Coroner Sarah Murphy said: "Paramedics were called to a woman in cardiac and respiratory arrest.

"She had swallowed a whole oatcake and choked. She collapsed and went into cardiac arrest.

"Staff at the Royal Stoke were unable to resuscitate her."

The nursing home was based in Cheadle.