Father dies from meningitis after doctors fail four times to diagnose ear infection
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 39-year-old father died of meningitis after doctors repeatedly failed to diagnose an ear infection, an inquest has been told. Dr Sylvia Chudley, who saw Mr Broadhurst on 20 February, told the inquest: "I knew there was something not right and also could see his headaches had been assessed by Dr Corrigan four weeks previously. Dr Abigail Ford, an intensive care consultant who treated Mr Broadhurst when he was rushed to hospital on 16 March, said: "The working diagnosis was meningoencephalitis. Dr Declan Costello, a consultant at the hospital, said: "Andrew had a middle ear infection that had moved backwards towards the bone behind the ear, the mastoid bone.
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