7 days ago
Missed chances in Bethan James sepsis death
The daughter of a former Glamorgan and England cricketer could have been saved if she received the correct treatment, an inquest has James, 21, from Cardiff, died on 9 February 2020 and a post-mortem examination found her cause of death was a combination of sepsis, pneumonia and Crohn's inquest at Pontypridd Coroner's Court heard she had been diagnosed with Crohn's in the previous evidence on the first day of the inquest, Bethan's mother June James, told the court she felt medical staff missed opportunities to treat her for sepsis.
The hearing was told that Ms James was admitted to hospital on a number of occasions in the days leading up to her James said she felt doctors and nursing staff had been dismissive of her daughter's condition.
She was admitted to hospital on 8 February after her condition worsened and she died the following mum told the inquest that at no point was the possibility that her daughter had sepsis inquest heard Bethan was first treated by a paramedic and then at the University Hospital of Wales in James said she felt her daughter could have been saved if staff had given her the right care and treatment for sepsis, adding that it was "heartbreaking" to know her life could have been father is Steve James, who was born in Gloucestershire and made his debut for Glamorgan in played for England twice in 1998 before announcing his retirement in 2004 after a longstanding knee injury and is now a journalist for the inquest continues.
