Category : Search result: NHS misdiagnosis


Coroner Slams 'Gross Failure' After Mum's Sepsis Death

A coroner has ruled that the death of Valerie Kneale, 58, was contributed to by neglect after a 'gross failure' by medical staff to diagnose her sepsis. Her daughter's fight for answers exposes critical NHS failings.

Mum's cancer dismissed as cyst; now it's stage four

Exclusive: A young mother's breast cancer symptoms were repeatedly dismissed by GPs as a harmless cyst, leading to a devastating stage four diagnosis. Her family's urgent plea for earlier scans and better awareness.

Doctors dismissed her anxiety for years. It was cancer.

A British mother's harrowing story reveals a five-year battle with debilitating symptoms that doctors repeatedly misdiagnosed as anxiety, before a private scan uncovered advanced thyroid cancer. Her case highlights critical gaps in women's healthcare.

NHS 111 Meningitis Misdiagnosis Leaves Toddler Brain Damaged

An NHS 111 call handler's catastrophic misdiagnosis left a toddler with permanent brain damage after dismissing his meningitis symptoms as a viral infection. His family's fight for justice exposes critical failures in the system.

Mother's instinct saves girl after NHS misdiagnosis

A mother's intuition triumphs after UK doctors repeatedly misdiagnose her daughter's deadly brain condition as a simple virus. Discover the harrowing story of a missed diagnosis and a family's battle for answers.

Healthy woman's brain tumour shock from one symptom

A vibrant 25-year-old's life is turned upside down after a persistent, seemingly minor symptom leads to a devastating brain tumour diagnosis. Her story is a crucial warning for young adults about listening to their bodies.

Dad's ChatGPT medical advice for sore throat nearly fatal

A father's seemingly harmless sore throat, misdiagnosed by AI chatbot ChatGPT, was revealed to be life-threatening sepsis. This urgent story exposes the hidden dangers of relying on AI for medical advice and the life-saving instinct of a junior doctor.

Night Sweats Were a Sign of Cancer, Not Menopause

A mother's terrifying ordeal reveals how persistent night sweats, often dismissed as menopause, were the only sign of an aggressive blood cancer. Her story is a crucial warning for everyone.

Mum's Mystery Illness: 'Like Foam Filling My Head'

A mother-of-two's life was turned upside down by a debilitating mystery condition that felt like 'expanding foam' filling her head. Discover her fight for a diagnosis and the rare tumour that was the shocking cause.

Girl's 'Hay Fever' Was Deadly Flesh-Eating Infection

Four-year-old Bella-Rae's parents were told her sore eye was just hay fever. Within 48 hours, she was fighting for her life against a rare flesh-eating infection called periorbital cellulitis. This is their harrowing story and urgent warning to other pare

Daughter's Brain Tumour Dismissed as 'Tummy Bug'

Exclusive: A mother's harrowing account of her daughter's brain tumour misdiagnosis. Her persistent fight for an MRI scan saved her child's life, sparking urgent calls for improved paediatric care and awareness of brain tumour symptoms in the UK.

Widow's NHS nightmare: Gaviscon for fatal aortic tear

Exclusive: A devastated partner reveals how hospital doctors dismissed his fiancée's fatal condition as acid reflux, prescribing Gaviscon just days before her tragic death from an aortic dissection.

Common painkiller triggered hallucinations, misdiagnosis

An urgent medical warning has been issued after a common over-the-counter pain medication triggered terrifying hallucinations in a patient, leading to a misdiagnosis of schizophrenia. Experts are urging the public and doctors to be aware of this rare but

Mum's 'blocked duct' was deadly cancer

A young mother shares her terrifying ordeal after doctors dismissed her symptoms as a blocked milk duct, only to discover it was aggressive breast cancer. Read her urgent warning to others.

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