The family of a five-year-old boy who died after he was sent home from hospital because there were “no beds” say he could have been saved if staff had listened to them. Yusuf Mahmud Nazir’s uncle Zaheer Ahmed said he had “begged” staff at Rotherham General Hospital to treat his nephew’s sore throat.
Mr Ahmed told Sky News he “begged and begged” for his nephew to be admitted to hospital but was told “there are no beds and not enough doctors”. Yusuf died of pneumonia on Monday. It is reported that an infection had spread to his lungs and caused multiple organ failure resulting in several cardiac arrests.
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust has launched an investigation into Yusuf’s care. He had complained of a sore throat on November 13, and his parents took him to their GP, who prescribed antibiotics.
