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Schoolgirl, 5, died hours after being mistakenly sent home from A&E

Hospital record-keeping failures and poor communication led to a preventable death, prompting calls for a unified digital patient record system across NHS trusts.

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Lila Marsland was sent home with antibiotics but was found unresponsive hours later

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'My daughter died hours after A&E discharge - the Government's response shocked me'

Lila was misdiagnosed by A&E medics who sent the family home - she died in her sleep

·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Lila, 5, Died After Doctors' Negligence

Doctors thought Lila Marsland had strep throat and sent the five-year-old home from the hospital. A few hours later, the girl died of meningitis. The jury at the forensic examination has now ruled that the doctors' negligence contributed to Lila's death, writes the BBC.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Schoolgirl, 5, died hours after being mistakenly sent home from A&E

Lila Marsland was sent home with antibiotics but was found unresponsive hours later

·Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Liverpool Echo broke the news in Liverpool, United Kingdom on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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