Hospital admits negligence over failings in care that led to baby’s sepsis death

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Following an investigation into his care, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust admitted that Kingsley’s death could have been avoided if staff had administered antibiotics for an infection earlier, according to documents seen by The Independent. According to the trust’s investigation report, seen by The Independent, failings in care included the fact that Kingsley was not screened for sepsis despite several “red flags”. Other failings included: “Ineffective” assessment of Kingsley’s wellbeing on the postnatal ward Poor communication between staff and poor handover processes No consideration being given to the fact that Kingsley was not feeding well Inadequate recording of observations The family’s solicitor, Rachael Heyes, of law firm JMW, said: “Kingsley’s family has faced unimaginable pain in the wake of his death and have conducted themselves with great dignity throughout their search for answers. “It is now three years since they lost Kingsley, in the most tragic of circumstances, and we hope they will be able to obtain further clarification via the inquest process about how this could have happened.” In a comment sent after publication Bolton FT said: “We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and will be cooperating fully with the inquest to understand what we can learn from such tragic circumstances.” A coroner’s inquest into Kingsley’s death is due to begin on 25 April.