Hospital neglect contributed to baby's meningitis death, jury finds

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 17:02 · Archive

An inquest jury has found that hospital neglect contributed to the death of a five-month-old girl from meningitis.

An inquest jury has concluded that neglect in hospital contributed to the death of a five-month-old girl who died from meningitis. The jury found a series of missed opportunities in hospital care that could have saved or prolonged her life.

The findings emerged from an inquest into the child's death, which identified failings in the hospital's response to her condition.

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• Neglect in hospital contributed to death of baby from meningitis, jury rulesNeglect contributed to the death of a five-month-old girl who died from meningitis after a series of missed opportunities in hospital to save or prolong her life, an inquest jury has found.Yorkshire Post · 20 Oct, 16:23
• Neglect in Leeds hospital contributed to death of baby by meningitis, jury rulesNeglect in hospital contributed to death of baby from meningitis, jury rulesYorkshire Evening Post · 20 Oct, 15:44

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