Our thoughts are with all her loved ones
A jury has found an RAF sergeant nurse was exposed to and infected with tuberculosis from a patient in hospital with the bacterial infection - but her illness was missed and treatment was "too late". Carrianne Franks was diagnosed with various other suspected illnesses, including pneumonia and Covid-19, and was only screened for TB, an aggressive form of the disease, before she died.
Carrianne, 30, of Tuxford, worked for the RAF and, through the force, she volunteered to support the NHS. For 26 months, Carianne helped at various NHS wards and units across different organisations. Carrianne did not recall, or receive, any documentation of a pulmonary tuberculosis case whilst working in the ward in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, nor did the RAF. The jury forewoman said at the inquest: "It is uncertain whether Carrianne had any direct contact with Patient 1. However, it is likely that she would have come in contact on the ward".
A&E doctors were treating her for pneumonia, most likely Covid-19. Despite negative Covid 19 tests, her treatment plan for Covid-19 continued, said the jury forewoman. By August 12, 2021, she was declared medically fit for discharge. But three days later she was admitted to Bassetlaw General Hospital, Worksop, with her discharge summary from Lincoln and treated for a fungal infection.
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