- Yusuf Mahmud Nazir, aged 5, died from pneumonia on November 23, 2022
The household of a five-year-old boy who died after being despatched residence from hospital have accused bosses of a ‘cover-up’ after claiming an impartial report into the tragedy omitted 13 pages of essential proof.
Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died from pneumonia on November 23, 2022 after an an infection unfold to his lungs and brought about a number of organ failure, which in flip resulted in a number of cardiac arrests.
His household imagine the teenager would have lived had he been admitted to Rotherham Normal Hospital after they took him to A&E 9 days earlier.
Whereas an investigation was launched into his loss of life, his mom and uncle have blasted the report that has since been revealed, claiming it omitted 13 pages of their proof.
Talking to The Mirror, they stated the investigation into the Rotherham hospital omitted CCTV, footage and witness statements which they are saying show that the seriousness of his sickness was dismissed.
Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died from pneumonia on November 23, 2022 after an an infection reportedly unfold to his lungs and brought about a number of organ failure
Yusuf’s uncle Zaheer Ahmed (pictured) stated the household believes the report was a ‘full cover-up’
Yusuf complained of a sore throat on November 13 and his dad and mom took him to their GP, who prescribed antibiotics.
They drove him to the emergency division at Rotherham hospital the following day when his situation didn’t enhance.
The household waited for hours earlier than Yusuf was seen, however he was despatched residence though the physician treating him had stated ‘it was the worst case of tonsillitis he had ever seen’, in keeping with his uncle Zaheer Ahmed.
The boy was distressed, struggling to breathe and couldn’t swallow, his household stated.
Yusuf’s situation worsened whereas he was at residence and his dad and mom referred to as an ambulance and insisted he was taken to Sheffield Youngsters’s Hospital on November 18.
Regardless of the perfect efforts of docs there he died 5 days later.
Yusuf died from pneumonia on November 23 after an an infection reportedly unfold to his lungs and brought about a number of organ failure leading to a number of cardiac arrests
The chief government of Rotherham Hospital has stated an impartial inquiry has been launched into his loss of life. (Inventory picture)
The report – revealed final October – dominated that the care given to the younger boy at Rotherham Normal Hospital was applicable.
However the household imagine the report was a ‘full cover-up’ and a box-ticking train.
Yusuf’s uncle, Zaheer Ahmed, stated to The Mirror: ‘Are they desirous to kill one other 5 kids earlier than they determine: ‘Sure, let’s admit what we have completed?
‘We felt as if he was simply pushed away as they simply did not have the time for it.’
Shadow Well being Secretary Wes Streeting accused the report of ‘gaslighting’ the household and stated it hasn’t given them the ‘closure’ they deserve.
Mr Ahmed described beforehand how he ‘begged and begged’ for his nephew to be admitted to hospital, however was instructed ‘there aren’t any beds and never sufficient docs’.
The Medical Director at The Rotherham NHS Basis Belief instructed The Mirror: ‘We totally cooperated with the impartial investigation into Yusuf’s loss of life which was revealed in October, which discovered the medical care supplied to Yusuf in Rotherham’s Pressing and Emergency Care Centre was applicable, and there was nothing that would have been completed in a different way that might have modified the tragic consequence.’
A Division of Well being and Social Care spokesman stated: ‘The native care board revealed the outcomes of a full investigation in October final yr and we’re dedicated to making sure the NHS listens to, learns from and acts on these findings to assist enhance the protection and high quality of providers.
‘In October final yr we arrange the Well being Service Security Investigations Physique (HSSIB) to independently examine affected person security issues and supply system-wide studying.’
