William Mead: NHS 111 'missed chance to save baby'

Toddler died of sepsis after helpline staff told his mother 'it's nothing serious'

William Mead
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Questions have been raised over the efficacy of the NHS's non-emergency phone-line service after operators failed to spot that a baby was suffering from sepsis.

Twelve-month-old William Mead, from Penryn, who died on 14 December 2014, might have lived if NHS 111 staff had been better trained, says a new report.

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