Teenager, 19, dies after 20-hour A&E wait ended with antibiotics, after NHS failed to spot killer symptoms

Teenager, 19, dies after 20-hour A&E wait ended with antibiotics, after NHS failed to spot killer symptoms

THE parents of a 19-year-old who died after waiting for 20 hours without being seen in A&E have told of their heartbreak after an inquest found “mistakes” in his care contributed to his preventable death. Isaac Arrowsmith was diagnosed with Haemoglobin Rainier disease, a rare inherited blood disorder that increases the risk of blood clots,...

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