A clerical error has left a mother fighting to save her eight-year-old son’s life after his MRI scans showing an aggressive brain tumour were lost in the NHS and left undiagnosed during the pandemic.
When he was finally diagnosed the cancer had spread to his spine and he had to wait months for surgery as all operations were cancelled due to Covid.
Due to that and the original scan that hadn't been flagged, little Alexander Josephs had to wait six months from his first seizure to surgery.
