Medics treating William Hewes at Homerton Hospital in east London did not ensure he was given the appropriate medication before his death, an inquest heard.
A fit and healthy 22-year-old man died in hospital with suspected sepsis after medics repeatedly failed to act on his doctor mother's desperate pleas for life-saving antibiotics, an inquest heard.
Mr Hewes, a history and politics university student at Leeds, died 12 hours after being admitted to Homerton Hospital in east London on January 21 2023. William Hewes, a history and politics university student at Leeds, died 12 hours after being admitted to Homerton Hospital But Mr Hewes was instead treated with fluids, morphine, paracetamol, and medication to prevent nausea - despite nursing staff identifying signs of sepsis almost immediately.
Lawyer Neil Sheldon KC, representing the victim's family, said: 'I think there were quite a few things that were not done in this hour that should have been done.''I take responsibility as the nurse in charge.' Read More Doctor's son who died of sepsis at hospital received 'inadequate care', inquest told The witness replied: 'It's hard to say when you've not worked with a colleague a lot.'I don't think it was completely clear whether that was the case. I thought it wasn't completely unreasonable that he stayed in the resus room.'
'It was around 1.11am when I first arrived to his bedside. I looked at the computer and could see that antibiotics were not on the chart.
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