A Hornchurch woman died only days after being discharged from Queen’s Hospital, with a coroner concluding that the care she received in A&E was inadequate and that she should have been admitted. Daisy Lyons, who had complex needs and depended entirely on her family and carers, was taken to Queen’s Hospital in Romford on 28Continue reading “Discharged To Die — Queen’s Failed Her”
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When The Council Shrugs, Families Pay The Fall
A preventable death is a failure of duty — a child lost because warnings went unanswered. Aalim Ahmed’s fall from a 15th‑floor kitchen window was a preventable tragedy — a child lost in seconds, after months of warnings that went unanswered. Sahra Osman told the coroner she had repeatedly warned Newham Council about unsafe windowsContinue reading “When The Council Shrugs, Families Pay The Fall”
Isaac Arrowsmith, 19, Died After Multiple Missed Chances For Lifesaving Treatment
Isaac Arrowsmith was diagnosed with Haemoglobin Rainier disease, a rare inherited blood disorder that raises the risk of blood clots, at the age of 18. On December 19, 2025, Isaac, 19, developed chest pain and breathlessness and started coughing up blood. He was diagnosed with pneumonia at Macclesfield District General Hospital and was discharged with antibiotics. No vital test wasContinue reading “Isaac Arrowsmith, 19, Died After Multiple Missed Chances For Lifesaving Treatment”
A Dying Man Waited Three Hours For An Ambulance
A young man with a severe brain injury waited more than three hours for an ambulance that should have reached him in about 18 minutes, an inquest heard. Previously fit and healthy Connor Matthews, 20, died after a routine sinus infection spread into his brain. But Inner West London Coroner’s Court heard that on theContinue reading “A Dying Man Waited Three Hours For An Ambulance”
NHS Warns Of Epilepsy Medication Shortage
Thousands of British people require epilepsy medicine, and the NHS has issued a drug shortage alert. This is significant because when a seizure won’t stop on its own, adults and children with epilepsy utilise midazolam as one of their primary emergency therapies. Pharmacy leaders say the disruption is linked to supply chain problems caused byContinue reading “NHS Warns Of Epilepsy Medication Shortage”
Hospital Staff Thought A Woman, 24, Struggling To Breathe Was ‘Overreacting’
Hospital staff thought a 24-year-old woman was ‘overreacting’ and gave her an oxygen mask that was ‘not connected to anything’ before her death, an inquest heard. University of Manchester graduate Clarissa Street spent over an hour in a corridor while suffering from a pulmonary embolism after arriving at Royal Oldham Hospital in an ambulance lateContinue reading “Hospital Staff Thought A Woman, 24, Struggling To Breathe Was ‘Overreacting’”
Blue And Floppy Newborn Placed On Mother’s Chest
A midwife positioned a ‘blue and floppy’ newborn on her mother’s chest and said ‘there’s your baby’, an inquest has heard. Following problems during a scheduled home delivery with the Edgware Midwives home birth team, Poppy Hope Lomas was taken to the hospital and died at the age of seven days. Barnet Coroner’s Court heardContinue reading “Blue And Floppy Newborn Placed On Mother’s Chest”
Coroner Demands Answers From Sadiq Khan
After a pensioner was crushed to death by trains, a coroner wrote to Sir Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, expressing concerns about safety on the tube. Brian Mitchell died on the Jubilee Line at London Underground station Stratford in East London on Boxing Day afternoon in 2023. An inquest heard the 72-year-old was seen on CCTV gettingContinue reading “Coroner Demands Answers From Sadiq Khan”
Baby Boy Dies After Circumcision
A coroner has raised concerns over circumcisions being carried out ‘without any prior training’ after a six-month-old boy died days after undergoing a procedure. Mohamed Abdisamad underwent a non-therapeutic male circumcision on February 12, 2023, performed by a circumciser recommended to his parents upon their request, the West London coroner’s report read. But the baby started exhibitingContinue reading “Baby Boy Dies After Circumcision”
Mother Of Brianna Ghey Wants Smartphone Ban
The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey is calling on Sir Keir Starmer to ban smartphones in schools, claiming it “would really have helped her daughter”. In addition, Esther Ghey is calling for increased funding for schools to implement phone lock pouches, which she claims have worked well for her daughter’s previous school, Birchwood CommunityContinue reading “Mother Of Brianna Ghey Wants Smartphone Ban”
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