‘A leap’ to say man would have lived if hospital care different, inquest told
It would be “a leap” to say the son of a senior doctor would have survived if his care in hospital had been different, an ...
Improvements ‘can be made up and down country’ after doctor’s son died – coroner
Improvements can be made “up and down the country” as a result of the death of the son of a senior doctor, a coroner has said. William Hewes died aged 22 at Homerton University Hospital in January ...
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Senior doctor tells of ‘betrayal’ over son’s death at hospital where she worked
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.
'A leap' to suggest sepsis death was preventable
Dr Ron Daniels, from the UK Sepsis Trust, previously told the court he believed Mr Hewes would have been likely to survived if he had received prompt care, and said it was "perfectly possible" for non ...
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Senior doctor feels betrayed over son's 'sepsis' death at hospital
A senior doctor has said she feels betrayed over her son's death from suspected sepsis at the hospital where she worked for more than 20 years, an inquest has heard. William Hewes, 22, died at ...
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Student, 22, died with sepsis 'despite doctor mum's pleas for him to get antibiotics'
A fit and healthy 22-year-old student died within 24 hours of being admitted to hospital after medics failed to act on his doctor mum’s pleas for life-saving antibiotics to treat suspected ...
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Senior doctor says she feels betrayed over son's 'sepsis' death at her own hospital after he was 'left unmonitored and untreated for far too long'
William Hewes, 22, died at Homerton University Hospital in January 2023 after doctors repeatedly failed to act on his mother's desperate pleas for life-saving antibiotics. The sporty 6ft 6in ...