Finlay Roberts, aged two, died hours after being discharged from Whittington Hospital's understaffed paediatric A&E department. His parents took him there due to stomach pain, and they waited for nine hours with inadequate care. Upon discharge, Finlay underwent only partial observations. The next morning, he was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead from a twisted bowel condition. Coroner Mary Hassell issued a report warning about the risk of future deaths if improvements are not made. Whittington Health NHS Trust expressed a commitment to learn from this tragedy.
Finlay Roberts, 2, died hours after being sent home from Whittington Hospital, where he faced a nine-hour wait in the understaffed pediatric A&E department.
After a night of minimal observation and incomplete diagnostics, Finlay was discharged without adequate monitoring and later died due to a twisted bowel condition.
Coroner Mary Hassell issued a Prevention of Future Deaths report, warning that lack of sufficient action could risk future loss of life in similar circumstances.
Whittington Health NHS Trust acknowledged the need to learn from Finlay's death, citing failures in nursing observations and communication with specialist hospitals.
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