Waterlooville boy's rash 'slipped my mind', doctor tells inquest (original) (raw)

Dr Parveen was asked about signs of sepsis and scarlet fever, which is related to streptococcus A.

She said: "My thinking was... this could be a more serious illness.

"I did wonder why he's gone home, because I thought the plan was he's going to the paediatric [department]."

She agreed with senior Hampshire coroner Chris Wilkinson that Jax's presentation showed a "moderate to high risk" of sepsis, according to NHS guidelines.

Previously, the boy's mother said the hospital diagnosed flu, said there was "nothing they could do" and agreed he could go home.

Charlene McCormack said the rash spotted by the nurse was ascribed to a possible heat rash and "never mentioned again".

In a statement read out in court, she described her youngest child, who had three older sisters, as "extremely loving, cheeky and boisterous".

The week-long inquest continues.