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Mum Distress After Child Was Sent Home From Hospital with Cannula in His Arm

A communication gap led to a 7-year-old with complex needs being discharged with a cannula in place for 15 hours, paramedics later removing it, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust said.

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Hospital staff asked if she could come back after being sent home, or if they could talk her through how to remove the cannula herself

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Mum distress after child was sent home from hospital with cannula in his arm

Hospital staff asked if she could come back after being sent home, or if they could talk her through how to remove the cannula herself

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Belfast Live broke the news in Belfast, United Kingdom on Friday, February 6, 2026.
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