A 13-year-old girl from Wiltshire died within 24 hours of being diagnosed with cancer, after her mother claims both a GP and a hospital failed to take her symptoms seriously.
Kelly Baverstock said her daughter Tanisha had been coughing for weeks and was losing weight, but was told by a GP and Salisbury District Hospital that she had a chest infection and was prescribed antibiotics. The hospital later admitted there had been a 'muddle in referrals' after the family moved from Salisbury to Calne.
Ms Baverstock took Tanisha to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children the following day, where after a five-hour wait she was diagnosed with cancer. The teenager died within 24 hours.
'She was riddled with it - all in her chest and her heart - and she was only breathing from one lung,' Ms Baverstock said. 'I feel that the hospitals, doctors and those that I placed Tanisha in the care of have failed and been negligent.'
Both hospitals declined to comment on individual cases, citing patient confidentiality.
