Martha Mills fell off her bike during a family holiday in Wales in 2021, damaging her pancreas and requiring hospital treatment. The 13-year-old boy was taken to King's College Hospital in London as his symptoms were beyond the expertise of local hospitals.
The doctors at King's, one of Britain's leading teaching hospitals, were a reassuring presence. The injuries were serious but treatable, and Martha was expected to make a full recovery and return to school within a few weeks.
However, as a mother, Merope Mills To tell Nosheen IqbalBy the end of the summer, Martha died after a series of shocking mistakes in her treatment. Doctors treating Martha said her symptoms were “just a common infection” and, despite the vocal concerns of her parents, they continued her treatment in intensive care. He said he did not move it. She went into septic shock and died shortly after her bank holiday weekend. The inquest into her death heard that if consultants had made the decision to move her to intensive care sooner, she probably would have survived.
Today, the NHS announced that Martha's Rules will be introduced in more than 100 hospitals in England from April, following a campaign by Ms Merope and her husband Paul Ratey. This will allow patients and their families to seek urgent medical attention from senior doctors at the same hospital if their condition deteriorates rapidly and they feel their concerns are not being listened to. .
Photo: Mills/Latey Family Photo/PA
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