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- Entertainment
- The Sun
Major music festival is shut down after man, 21, dies in ‘medical emergency' with crowds evacuated
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has died after falling ill at a music festival yesterday. The unidentified attendee was rushed to hospital from Margate Drum & Base Festival at Dreamland - with the event then shutdown early. 5 5 5 A force spokesperson told The Sun today: "Kent Police was made aware of a report that a man in his 20s, who was taken to hospital following a medical incident at Dreamland in Margate on the afternoon of Saturday 28 June 2025, subsequently died. "Officers are making enquiries into the circumstances of the death which is not believed to be suspicious. "A report is being prepared for the coroner." It comes one year on from a teenager's tragic death linked to the event. Local councillors have reportedly been informed the young man subsequently died at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital after being blue lighted on Saturday. An unnamed council official told KentOnline he and authority colleagues had received a note saying: 'Very sadly, a 21-year-old man was taken by blue light services from Dreamland and died at QEQM (Hospital). 'We understand that medical advisers approved the medical provisions set up by Dreamland for this event, but of course, police will carry out a proper investigation. 'We are not intending to speculate until we have the results of that.' In a statement on Saturday evening, Kent Police had said: "We are aware of a medical incident at Dreamland in Margate, which was hosting an event that has now closed." A spokesperson from Thanet District Council said on Sunday: "We were informed that an event at Dreamland was closed early due to the heat and a medical related incident. Fury as Glastonbury crowd chants 'death to the IDF' during Bob Vylan set aired live on BBC "We await further details relating to the event." South East Coast Ambulance Service had confirmed the patient had been in a "very serious" condition. Evacuation footage In footage exclusive to The Sun, the 7000 strong crowd can be seen dispersing as a man on a tannoy tries to evacuate the area. He can be heard telling festival goers: 'Everyone will be entitled to a full refund, but what they need is for everyone to please leave as easily as possible, the way that you came into the venue. 'It's a medical emergency so they have to close the entire venue.' He continued: 'As I say, everyone's entitled to a full refund, but there's nothing we can do about it. 'It's completely out of our hands, it's due to people needing medical assistance. They're inundated.' The festival was due to run to 10.30pm but by 5.30pm the decision was made to shut it down. The over 18's festival was due to be headlined by Andy C, with performances from Wilkinson, K Motionz, Mozey, Basslayerz, Harriet Jaxxon, Promo Zo,and Fish56octagon. A festival goer told Kent Online: "Mozey came on and said everyone has to go, the venue is closing and you all need to leave now. We have a medical emergency. "There were a few angry people but most were pretty calm about it. I think they were just angry because we don't know what's going on. "Lots of security arrived after to help get everyone out, I think they've dealt with it as well as they can." Emily Stokes It comes following the tragic death of 17-year-old Emily Stokes who died in hospital on the evening of June 29 last year following the festival. Her older sister Megan later said: "My younger sister has tragically passed away from an overdose from being spiked last night in Margate." The festival was previously called Worried About Henry, but the name was changed in light of the tragedy. Dreamland was ordered to up its measures in a licensing review called for by police following the death. Temperature's reached 28 in Margate on Saturday as people flocked to be by the sea - days before temperatures are set to hit 34C on Monday. 5 5
South Wales Guardian
29-05-2025
- Health
- South Wales Guardian
‘Unacceptable' delayed scan could have prevented baby's death, inquest hears
Archie Squire died from heart failure in the early hours of November 23 2023, after successive cardiac arrests, days after his first birthday. He was suffering from a rare, undiagnosed heart defect in which the heart's lower half is reversed, an inquest heard. On Thursday, paediatric cardiac surgeon Professor David Anderson was called to give independent medical evidence at Kent and Medway Coroner's Court in Maidstone. He told the court the delay after Archie was referred for an echocardiogram by a GP on October 6 was 'just too long'. The referral to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate, Kent, did not result in an echo scan taking place before Archie died. Prof Anderson, who holds honorary consultant positions in several countries, said: 'If I showed this audience an echo of a heart pumping normally and an echo of a heart not pumping normally, it is absolutely barn-door obvious. 'An echo in advance of his final admission would have enabled the management to be appropriate for his situation.' While the scan would not guarantee an immediate diagnosis, it would have shown 'poor function' of Archie's heart, the inquest heard. A report prepared by Prof Anderson said: 'If his diagnosis had been correctly made, he almost certainly would not have died when he did.' It added that 'the delay in obtaining an echo was unacceptable'. He told the coroner: 'I would hope that it would have prevented him from collapsing into the situation from which he could not be resuscitated. 'We would not have been advising his family that he would have lived a long and happy life and he would have died at an old age, we would have been very, very guarded with our prognosis.' Archie is thought to have suffered from undiagnosed congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries (CCTGA), which has been referenced in his medical cause of death, the inquest heard. Most practitioners will go through their entire working lives without seeing or having to treat CCTGA, Prof Anderson said. 'It's very rare indeed,' he added. Archie did not receive an echocardiogram during the month and a half after being referred by a GP to QEQM, or during his final hospital admission. Prof Anderson said: 'If he had an echo on November 21, which I'm certain would have shown very poor function and I suspect such severe poor function that he would have been referred to Evelina (London Children's Hospital). 'I can only imagine that the function was really pretty awful by this stage and not something that a local hospital would take on to manage.' It is unusual for someone with CCTGA to go into cardiac failure so early in their life, the inquest heard. According to the Adult Congenital Heart Association, just 0.5-1% of babies born with heart defects have CCTGA. The inquest is expected to conclude on Friday.
ITV News
15-05-2025
- Health
- ITV News
Maternity services at East Kent Hospitals make 'significant improvements' following serious failures
Maternity services at East Kent Hospitals have been rated as 'good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Inspectors say services at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford and the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate have made significant improvements, since its last inspection in 2023. Both units, which are run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, were rated as 'good' for being caring, effective, responsive and well-led, following an inspection in December 2024. The team found that the women and babies were protected and kept safe; that the units were clean and well-maintained; that there were enough staff who were well-trained; and that the units had a good learning culture, where people could raise concerns. However, it found that the outdated hospital buildings meant some clinical areas and labour rooms in both units are too small and lack en suite facilities, compromising the care staff are able to give, and that there is currently only one obstetric theatre at Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital. The CQC therefore rated the units as 'requires improvement' for 'safe'. The CQC's findings come three years after Dr Bill Kirkup's damning report into standards of maternity services in East Kent. The investigation looked at hundreds of cases at the QEQM and William Harvey Hospital from 2009 to 2020 and found that if women and babies had received nationally recognised standards of care then 45 babies may have survived, 12 babies may not have suffered brain injury and 23 women who died or were injured could have had a different outcome. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Chief Executive, Tracey Fletcher, said: 'The reports published by the CQC today reflect the significant hard work and dedication of staff across the maternity service. 'This is an important milestone in our continuing work to improve our services and embed the lessons outlined in the 'Reading the Signals' report into our Trust, published by Dr Kirkup in 2022. "I want to reiterate, particularly to the families affected by the failings in care described in the 'Reading the Signals' report, our commitment to continue to improve our services and work to provide the highest standard of care for our communities." Zoe Woodward, Associate Medical Director for Women's Health at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust Serena Coleman, CQC's deputy director of operations in Kent, said: 'When we inspected maternity services at both William Harvey Hospital and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, we found significant improvements and a better quality service for women, people using the service and their babies. "Our experience tells us that when a service isn't well-led it's difficult for them to provide good care in other areas. "This turnaround in ratings across both services demonstrates what can be achieved with strong and capable leaders who focus on an inclusive and positive culture. 'We saw the positive impact of improved staffing and culture at both hospitals. Women told us about feeling well-supported throughout birth, with one QEQM mother describing how a midwife stayed after her shift finished to provide continuous support during a difficult labour. 'Leaders had taken steps to improve the physical environment across both hospitals where they were able to, and safety risks posed by the estate and ward environment were being managed and mitigated more effectively. "However, concerns remain about the size of the labour rooms which were not always big enough to include essential equipment such as infant resuscitaires. 'Resuscitaires were now located directly outside each labour room to ensure quick access and avoid mothers and babies being separated for lengthy periods of time in situations where babies required resuscitation following birth. 'Leaders had similar problems at QEQM hospital. The small room size and lack of air conditioning impacted on women's comfort and as at WHH, their ability to move around freely during labour. 'However, the trust has made good progress and now need to demonstrate that they can embed, sustain and build on these improvements going forward.'
