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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
James Manning

Disabled father died from sepsis after pleas ‘dismissed’ by hospital staff

An investigation has concluded that the death of a 45-year-old disabled man, who waited 34 hours for antibiotics in hospital, was preventable.

The father-of-two died from sepsis after being referred to Bassetlaw Hospital in Nottinghamshire for intravenous antibiotics to treat a urine infection, according to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO).

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