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    Annabel
  • Last name
    Bentley
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    United Kingdom

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    Charity Trustee. NHS-trained doctor .
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    Independent healthcare advisor

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  1. Annabel started following The hospital told me to GO HOME, but my daughter was critically sick. A bereaved mother’s 11 patient safety lessons and “Had my concerns been taken seriously by medical staff, Lewis might still be alive today.” Simon Chilcott tells his son Lewis’s story
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    Dear Simon So sorry to hear your sad loss of Lewis and that you’ve had to fight for the truth. I hope your work to keep this in the public eye makes a difference for other families Kind regards, Annabel
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    Dear Dorit Thank you for your bravery and sharing Gaia’s story. In the best interests of patient safety: 🚨THINK high ammonia - not low sodium 🚨REVIEW University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Serious Incident SI619 report and action plan - preoccupied with low sodium 🚨PROVIDE ammonia tests in A&Es for any patient with an unexplained encephalopathy I hope your work on TruthForGaia.com improves outcomes for other families. Best wishes Dr Annabel Bentley
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    A story of a bereaved mother’s experience with the Coroner's Service in the aftermath of her previously well 25-year-old daughter Gaia’s unexpected and unexplained death and why she set up TruthForGaia.com in her search for the truth.  This case demonstrates systemic failings in the Coroner Service: the dismissive way that bereaved family members are treated through the inquest process and a lack of clinical curiosity to determine the primary cause of death.  This inconclusive inquest prompts wider questions about who speaks up for the dead. Just as we have Martha’s rule in life, should there be a Gaia’s rule in death to help families be heard about failed inquests? Gaia’s death and failed inquest are chilling reminders that this could happen to any one of us and our families.
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    In the past, long before Covid, doctors used to openly discuss complex cases and unexpected deaths on an anonymous basis either in the doctors' mess or in medical grand rounds hosted by their hospital’s clinical education department. What's happened to these forums for learning? Are these clinical conversations alive and well, and helping doctors and nurses alike to learn from safety incidents? Or have medical grand rounds disappeared from practice?
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