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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Medics caring for Maddy Lawrence did not initially test for sepsis, inquest hears

Maddy Lawrence
Maddy Lawrence sustained a dislocated hip when she was tackled during a game for UWE Bristol on 9 March 2022. Photograph: Family handout/PA

Medical staff caring for a student being treated in hospital after she suffered a dislocated hip in a rugby accident did not initially test her for sepsis even after a system designed to pick up early warning signs suggested this should have been done, an inquest has heard.

Staff at Southmead hospital in Bristol also apparently failed to carry out all the observations needed to keep 20-year-old Maddy Lawrence safe, the hearing was told.

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