BBC Theo Tuikubulau was assessed in July 2022 at Plymouth’s Derriford Hospital A three-year-old boy who died of sepsis did not have the condition two days before his death, an inquest has heard. Dr Andy Robinson, a consultant paediatrician, told a jury at Exeter Coroner’s Court that Theo Tuikubulau did not have sepsis when he...
BBC Exeter Coroner’s Court was told a doctor at Derriford Hospital thought Theo Tuikubulau had an ear infection The mother of a three-year-old boy who died from sepsis a day after he was discharged from a Plymouth hospital felt she was “being fobbed off” by doctors, a court has heard. A doctor at Derriford Hospital...
Stephen Fairclough BBC News Family photo Bethan James died at University Hospital of Wales A doctor at the hospital where a 21-year-old died from a combination of sepsis, pneumonia and Crohn’s disease has told an inquest he does not believe any treatment would have saved her. Bethan James, daughter of former Glamorgan and England cricketer...
Steve James Bethan James died from a combination of sepsis, pneumonia and Crohn’s disease in 2020 The daughter of a former Glamorgan and England cricketer could have been saved if she received the correct treatment, an inquest has heard. Bethan James, 21, from Cardiff, died on 9 February 2020 and a post-mortem examination found her...
The Devon-born Luxton took up Thai boxing around the age of 10. After briefly switching to boxing, she later moved to Manchester and into the world of MMA, in which she now trains full-time. After winning the first two fights of her professional career – with her most recent victory in March, 2024 – Luxton...
Emily Johnson BBC News, Yorkshire BBC/ Emily Johnson Carole Williams said she forgot her own birthday due to worrying about her husband’s health A woman has demanded answers from the NHS after her husband nearly died from sepsis that was “missed” by nurses. Carole Williams said her husband John had been visited by community nurses...
Michael Buchanan Senior Social Affairs Correspondent, BBC News Family handout William Hewes died of sepsis less than 24 hours after he arrived at hospital A 22-year-old man who died from sepsis did not receive the antibiotics and fluids “with the urgency that he should have”, a coroner has said. William Hewes died within 24 hours...