NHS trust prosecuted over children's sepsis deaths
Summary
An NHS trust in Essex, England, is being prosecuted for the deaths of two young children who had sepsis, a serious infection. The trust faces charges because care was allegedly unsafe, including delays in giving antibiotics and sending a sick child home too soon.Key Facts
- Two children, Zadie Ajetunmobi (3 years old) and Selina Samarina (2 years old), died after receiving treatment at Broomfield Hospital in Essex.
- Zadie died in November 2022 within 10 hours of hospital arrival after a high fever; she did not receive antibiotics for over seven hours.
- Selina was sent home after being seen by a junior doctor despite symptoms of fever and rash, and died two days later in April 2024.
- The hospital trust, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, is charged with not providing safe care.
- The prosecution is by the Care Quality Commission under the Health and Social Care Act.
- A coroner noted that doctors with enough experience were not available when Selina was first admitted.
- The trust is cooperating with investigators and will appear in court in December 2024.
- Zadie's family said the hospital had not updated sepsis treatment guidance since 2017.
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