Monday 27 March 2017

Jeremy Hunt 'sorry' NHS 111 call did not spot boy's sepsis

Jeremy Hunt 'sorry' NHS 111 call did not spot boy's sepsis  A boy who died aged one after NHS staff failed to identify he had septicaemia was "let down", Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted.

Mr Hunt spoke at a memorial service for William Mead, from Cornwall.

William, from Penryn, died in 2014, after an NHS 111 call did not lead to him being admitted to hospital.

Speaking at the private service in Truro, Mr Hunt said: "I as health secretary, the government, and the NHS let down William." BBC News

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