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Bereaved families of individuals who died under the care of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have criticized the predictability of inquest findings, highlighting neglect in mental health services, with specific mention of Amy Chapman’s suicide, and are calling for accountability and meaningful reform from the trust. #MentalHealth #Inquest #PatientSafety #GB

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Inquest findings against Sussex NHS trust 'predictable', say families
Bereaved families say inquest findings for deaths involving a group of mental health services have become predictable. Relatives of people who died while in Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) care spoke out after a coroner found Amy Chapman took her own life following "neglect" on a specialist unit.
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A sheriff's ruling indicated that the death of three-year-old Archie Donald at a Glasgow hospital could have been prevented if staff had acted on an abnormal blood test result sooner, highlighting failures in the identification and treatment of his infection, as well as deficiencies in clinical practices and communication. #HealthCare #PatientSafety #MedicalError #GB

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Death of toddler could have been avoided, sheriff rules
The death of a three-year-old boy at a Glasgow hospital could have been avoided if an abnormal blood test result had been acted on sooner, a sheriff has ruled.
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An inquiry found that the death of a patient named Archie could have been prevented if medical staff had acted on his significantly elevated C-reactive protein levels during a routine appointment, as tests would likely have revealed a serious bacterial infection that went undiagnosed due to failures in following guidelines and conducting necessary assessments. #Healthcare #PatientSafety #InfectionControl #Thearticledoesnotspecificallymentionanycountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

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Death of toddler could have been avoided, sheriff rules
He attended hospital twice in the month leading up to his final admission and on both occasions, clinical staff did not suspect the bacterial endocarditis infection that a post-mortem examination later identified as the cause of death.