Overview

• Paramedic Aaron Hook told the court no pre-alert was sent before Bethan James reached University Hospital of Wales, leading to her being triaged on arrival
• Hook and paramedic Laura Wilson testified that no resuscitation bed was available when James was brought in, delaying critical treatment
• Dr Duncan Thomas described her decline as “astounding” for someone of her age and expressed frustration over the postponed transfer to the resuscitation area
• Witnesses said James suffered a cardiac arrest after sedation and a post-mortem found she died from sepsis, pneumonia and complications of Crohn’s disease
• The inquest before Senior Coroner Patricia Morgan continues to examine potential failures in emergency alerts, bed management and sepsis recognition