Overview

• Steve Holbrook-Sishton, 67, died at home in Storrington, West Sussex, in October 2021 after developing sepsis following a Covid infection.
• His wife called NHS 111 at 10:40pm on October 30; a crew arrived around 2:10am, spent about an hour assessing him, and left without suspecting sepsis.
• As his condition worsened, she called 999 at 5:30am; the category 2 call faced long delays and a second ambulance reached the home at 7:40am, by which time he had died.
• The South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Trust has admitted a breach of duty, with chief executive Simon Welder apologizing for the “mismanagement” of his care.
• The Trust acknowledged he likely would not have died that day with appropriate hospital treatment within two hours, and the family’s lawyers at Irwin Mitchell are pursuing compensation.