Mum alarmed at 'out-of-depth' admission

The mother of a seriously ill boy said she was "very alarmed" when a doctor at an under-fire children's ward admitted they were "out of their depth".

In October, Carys's five-year-old son Charlie was discharged from Kettering General, but she returned him the next day in a "sort of lifeless" state.

She said it seemed "quite chaotic" on Skylark ward before he was transferred to another hospital for further tests.

Since the BBC's report in February that highlighted the concerns of parents with children who died or became seriously ill at the hospital, dozens more have come forward.

In April, Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors rated the Northamptonshire hospital's children's and young people's services inadequate.

Among the findings, inspectors said "staff did not always effectively identify and quickly act upon patients at risk of deterioration".

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Source: BBC News, 6 June 2023