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Doctor 'betrayed' over son's death at her hospital
A doctor who rushed her seriously ill son to the east London hospital where she worked, and where he later died of sepsis, ...
'Unclear' whether student, 22, would have lived if NHS doctors listened to his mum
Leeds University student William Hewes tragically died after there were delays in giving him vital antibiotics at Homerton ...
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Student, 22, who died of sepsis 'may have survived' if hospital had listened to desperate pleas of doctor mother
A fit and healthy university student may not have died from sepsis if doctors had heeded the desperate pleas of his mother, ...
Mum who watched son die of sepsis wants doctors to learn from family tragedy
A mum who rushed her severely ill son to hospital and watched him die hours later is urging other hospitals and doctors to ...
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‘A leap’ to say man would have lived if hospital care different, inquest told
William Hewes died aged 22 at Homerton University Hospital in January 2023. William Hewes died aged 22 at Homerton Hospital in January last year within 24 hours of being admitted after his ...
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Coroner rules not possible to say if earlier treatment would have saved student
William Hewes, 22, of Islington, north London, died at Homerton University Hospital (HUH) on January 21 2023 within 24 hours of being admitted after his meningitis, caused by a meningococcal ...
New mothers discharge themselves early from ‘boiling’ maternity ward
New mothers are discharging themselves early from a “boiling” maternity ward in London that has caused women and babies to faint, according to a patient group. The “horrendous” conditions on the ...
London Evening Standard28d
Improvements ‘can be made up and down country’ after doctor’s son died – coroner
William Hewes died aged 22 at Homerton University Hospital in January 2023 within 24 hours of being admitted after his meningitis, caused by a meningococcal infection, developed into sepsis.
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Doctor 'betrayed' over son's death at her hospital
William Hewes, 22, died within 24 hours of being admitted to Homerton University Hospital after his meningitis developed into sepsis in January 2023. Dr Deborah Burns said she had repeatedly ...
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‘A leap’ to say man would have lived if hospital care different, inquest told
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...