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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Luke Green & Kieren Williams

Dad 'disgusted' at doctors who missed potentially fatal fluid on son's brain

A dad was left “disgusted” at NHS doctors who missed a potentially fatal build-up of fluid on his son’s brain.

John Birkett rushed his son River-Peter Birkett-Joss to Grimsby A&E at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital on Saturday, July 23, after he began complaining about pains in his head.

At first the 31-year-old wasn’t too worried about his son as River has complex needs and is often ill, GrimsbyLive reported.

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