At around 8:00 am on 15 February 2022, after 13-year-old Joy Osundeko’s father had spent the night caring for her at their St Helens home, two carers arrived, only for one of the nurses to mistakenly turn off Joy’s life-critical ventilator for nearly six minutes, leaving her unresponsive and gasping for air until her motherContinue reading “A Tragic Failure Of Care: Lifeline Turned Off”
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Sadly, A Mother Died Of A Blood Clot Due To The Ambulance Service’s Actions
A mother died of a blood clot in her brain after an ambulance service mistook her fatal symptoms for an ear infection. Natasha Hewitt, 35, died three days after bungling NHS call-handlers did not urgently refer her to hospital for potentially life-saving treatment. The mother-of-one contacted the NHS 111 non-urgent helpline for guidance after suffering migraine-like symptomsContinue reading “Sadly, A Mother Died Of A Blood Clot Due To The Ambulance Service’s Actions”
