Pensioner sepsis death: Coroner warns over unmonitored transfer
Trust ordered to respond after transfer failures Monica Wood, a 66 year-old pensioner who lived with dementia, fell, which left her with a bleed on the brain, and staff admitted her to the Royal London Hospital. A fortnight later, after she was moved 200 miles to Stepping Hill in Stockport, nearer her home, she died […]
2 weeks ago
TV star Jason Watkins opens up about tragic death of two-year-old daughter
He found it difficult to continue acting Bafta-winning actor Jason Watkins has opened up on the loss of his two-year-old daughter, who died suddenly from undiagnosed sepsis. The 62-year-old and his wife Clara Francis lost their daughter Maude on New Year’s Day in 2011 as a result of a life-threatening reaction to an infection. Their […]
1 year ago
Woman wakes up with ‘shark hand’ after surgeons sew it inside her stomach
She has been sharing her remarkable recovery on TikTok A woman who had to have her fingers amputated after she contracted sepsis has been sharing her remarkable story of resilience and recovery in a number of humorous videos featuring her ‘shark hand.’ Sadie Kemp, 34, was rushed to hospital after experiencing pains in her back […]
4 years ago
Student loses legs after eating friend’s leftover takeaway and developing sepsis
‘He was suffering from an aggressive bacterial infection that made his kidneys fail and his blood began to clot’ A student lost both of his legs and part of his hand after developing sepsis caused by eating his friend’s leftover chicken-noodle takeaway. Only identified as JC, the man became immediately ill after eating the leftover […]
5 years ago