A 19-year-old trainee teacher, Millie Hook, probably would have survived a severe illness had she received appropriate medical care at Basildon Hospital, an Essex coroner has ruled in a critical Prevention of Future Deaths report. Assistant Coroner Stephen Simblet warned that the emergency triage systems at Basildon Hospital are “inadequate,” noting that Millie Hook sufferedContinue reading “Delays Cost Lives”
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The Death Of An Essex Man Was Preventable
The death of a 20-year-old described as a “beautiful soul” was directly contributed to by the non-availability of an in-patient bed in a Mental Health Assessment Unit, a report has concluded. Jack Peatling spent six days at home awaiting a bed before taking his own life on June 5, 2023. A prevention of future deathsContinue reading “The Death Of An Essex Man Was Preventable”
Basildon Hospital
Basildon hospital confessed that they failed to keep their patients and visitors safe after two people died after contracting Legionnaire’s disease. Basildon Hospital have now been ordered to pay fines and costs of £350,000 for failing to make sure that the safety of its patients was of the most importance. The hospital acknowledged fault and; thatContinue reading “Basildon Hospital”
