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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Alan Weston

Reasons why Alder Hey were 'not at fault' for boy's death

Alder Hey Children's Hospital was cleared of blame following the tragedy of a sick child classified as a 'low priority' by medics - but who then collapsed and died.

The parents of four-year-old Ronaldo Iosif became worried when he developed a high temperature and took him to the hospital's A&E department, where he was initially assessed pending a full medical examination.

However, because his temperature was not considered to be at an emergency level, he was placed in the lowest "green" priority. This meant he could face a wait of several hours in the busy A&E department before being seen by a doctor.

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