Overview
- Tanya McCartney attended Chesterfield Royal Infirmary with a high temperature, shortness of breath and a sore throat, was discharged with oral antibiotics on May 18, 2023, and was found dead the next day.
- A post-mortem identified pneumonia, which the Trust later said would likely have required inpatient intravenous antibiotics.
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust apologised and accepted liability, acknowledging the care fell below its standards and stating she would, in all probability, have recovered if admitted.
- The inquest into her death has been reopened and is experiencing delays as the coroner awaits documents from the Trust.
- Her family, represented by Slater and Gordon, has criticised the apology, cited inconsistencies in hospital accounts, and says Tanya’s mother is now raising her young son.