My sister was told to take paracetamol by NHS 111 for a ‘cold’ – a week later she was in a coma… now she’s deaf

NICKY Hillier had been suffering from a fever for days and called 111 after being unable to get a GP appointment - they told her to take paracetamol but family found her unconscious the next day. The HR worker, 50, was rushed to hospital where doctors confirmed she had bacterial meningitis. Nicky, from Swindon, Wiltshire,...