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HEL | Medical negligence

A young woman from Rotherham died aged 25 following an epileptic seizure after having an epilepsy diagnosis wrongly retracted. She had been under the care of neurologist [redaction made for legal reasons] at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust since November 2014. However, nine months later, based on a 50-second video

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E | Neglect

I was taken into resus after severely self harming. I am autistic and non-verbal. I communicate through my phone or with written words or PECS. I need other people to write things down too so I can understand. This is all written in my hospital passport which was handed to

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Mama D | Negligent Neonatal Death

Our 1 day old full term son died at one day old due to a catalogue of failures. The Trust has since Admitted substandard care in community midwifery, and failure to sufficiently investigate, diagnose, and treat our son and that they failed him and this caused his demise. This negligence

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Miss Diagnosed | My Dear Mother

What happened to my Mother is in two parts… The first hospital admission I was away on a one week course and my Mother was complaining of feeling very unwell. My sister took her to hospital. The hospital did some tests. My Mother was dyslexic. Sometimes she misheard what was

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Traumatised Zebra | Assault cover up

I was a severely unwell patient in an NHS hospital and was physically assaulted by a doctor. Disclosed to nursing staff immediately afterwards and they said “I know him, he wouldn’t do something like that”. Left the hospital early before treatment was completed to avoid further contact. Reported it to

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Daughter | Elderly mum deliberately marked as EOL

93 year old mum, few health problems (Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, mobility issues, early stages of dementia). Lived on her own with some help from my brother, but pretty much independent. Had a fall, developed hypothermia. Taken to A&E. In less than 24 hours, whilst she was still

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MCTG | Cover up and perjury

My son died in 2017, at his inquest later that year the trust witnesses lied to the Coroner, they withheld crucial records, pages 3-5 and pages 77-82 of the care pathway. Pages 3-5 included the index for the pathway but also included details of admission and discharge, pages 76-82 was

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Mum | My child had a prolific mental health illness

My child became ill hearing voices, seeing a figure and self harming. Asked for help, was referred to mental health services. Was informed it was tiredness in an appointment lasting no longer than 20 minutes. Over a period of no longer than 12 months, made 3 suicide attempts. Each time

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