5 year old died after being denied admission to a UK hospital
5 year old died after being denied admission to a UK hospital
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UK: A family in the United Kingdom who "begged and begged" to get their nephew admitted to hospital has told Sky News that if they had listened, the boy would still be alive.

Five-year-old Yousuf Mahmood Nazir died on 21 November after being refused admission to Rotherham General Hospital because "there are not beds and not enough doctors," despite the fact that the doctor treating him diagnosed him with "tonsillitis". described as the worst case of "ever seen."

Nazir first complained of a sore throat on 13 November, and his GP prescribed antibiotics, but as his condition worsened, his parents took him to the Rotherham emergency department.

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According to Nazir's uncle, Zaheer Ahmed, the family waited all night to see a doctor, who after examining the child sent the child home despite Nazir finding he was short of breath, unable to swallow, and clearly distressed.

Paramedics were called to the family home, but because the infection had spread to his lungs, he suffered multiple organ failure, resulting in a series of cardiac arrests that led to his death.

According to Ahmed, Nazir "stopped breathing, he stopped talking, and when he was suffocating, he couldn't breathe." He was struggling. And because of this he died at the age of five.

"If they had treated him the way we wanted to be treated, he would be with us right now." He would be here playing as he was.

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We've lost a wonderful child... It's not her fault. We begged and begged and begged for help. We were unable to obtain it. We simply didn't get the help we wanted, expected, or should have received."

Senior paediatricians have warned that demand for emergency children's services is not sustainable.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Social Care said: "All children deserve the highest standard of care." "We are taking immediate action to ensure that no family has to experience tragedies like this again."

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“Last week, we announced up to £8 billion ($9.67 billion) for health and social care in 2024/25, as well as an additional £500 million to accelerate hospital discharges and free up beds. "

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