Overview
- Tanya McCartney, 25, attended Chesterfield Royal Infirmary on May 18, 2023 with fever, shortness of breath and throat pain, and was discharged with oral antibiotics.
- She was found dead less than 24 hours later, and a post-mortem identified pneumonia that had not been detected in A&E.
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has apologized and admitted liability for shortcomings in her care.
- The trust stated she would, in all probability, have recovered if she had been admitted to receive intravenous antibiotics.
- HM Coroner has reopened the inquest for next year as her family pursues a clinical negligence case with Slater and Gordon.