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Martha's rule: Mother shares trauma over daughter's death

Martha's rule: Mother shares trauma over daughter's death

The family of a 13-year-old girl who died of a sepsis infection are calling for patients and their loved ones to be given the right to ask for an urgent second opinion. Martha Mills died two years ago when doctors failed to spot and treat her condition early enough. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today […]

'My daughter's long Covid is not nonsense'

'My daughter's long Covid is not nonsense'

“In the meantime, we are making available £3m from our £10m long Covid Support Fund over this financial year to support NHS boards to increase the capacity of existing services supporting those with the condition, develop these into more clearly defined local pathways and provide a more co-ordinated experience for those accessing support.” Source link

'I saw my daughter's heart rate reach 280bpm'

'I saw my daughter's heart rate reach 280bpm'

A mother has spoken of the moment she saw her two-year-old daughter’s heart rate reach 280 beats per minute before she was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition. Evelyn, from Mountsorrel in Leicestershire, has Brugada syndrome – a condition that affects the way electrical signals pass through the heart. She has since been fitted with […]