Ryleigh Hillcoat-Bee died from a rare metabolic condition which was only diagnosed after her death
The parents of a little girl who died after doctors "missed opportunities" to diagnose a rare condition have vowed to sue the hospital where she was treated.
Following an inquest held last week at Blackpool Coroner's Court Area Coroner Alan Wilson ruled that there had been several "missed opportunities" to scrutinise Ryleigh’s lack of mobility before discharging her in the August. He noted that this could have led to more awareness that her deteriorating physical state could be associated with a neuromuscular problem.
“Ryleigh died on 8th November 2021 just three months after being discharged at the very hospital where she was born a little over three years earlier. Instead of being advised that Ryleigh was suffering from rhabdomyolysis and providing her parents with guidance on how to manage this safely, my clients were instead told that Ryleigh would recover as quickly as she became unwell.
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