Senior doctor accused of failures in case that gave rise to Martha’s rule

Prof Richard Thompson accused of wrongly failing to escalate care of Martha Mills, 13, before she died of sepsisA senior doctor has been accused of wrongly failing to escalate the care of a 13-year-old girl whose death led to the adoption of Martha’s rule, which gives the right to a second medical opinion in hospitals.At a disciplinary tribunal in Manchester, Prof Richard Thompson was also said to have provided a colleague with “false and misleading information” about the condition of Martha Mills.Should have taken more “aggressive intervention” between noon and 1pm on 29 August, including referring Martha to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU).Should have gone into the hospital from about 5pm to carry out an in-person assessment of a rash Martha had developed.Gave “false, outdated and misleading information” in a phone call at approximately 9.40pm to Dr Akash Deep in the PICU team. Continue reading...

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