A mother-of-two died after doctors mistook her symptoms of sepsis twice and referred her to a GP not A&E telling her she had a 'muscle sprain', an inquest heard.
Shahida Begum, 39, visited her GP noticing a red rash and pain in her right side with sickness, dizziness and coughing. She was told she had nothing to worry about and was sent home. However, her condition deteriorated so she visited Newham University Hospital three days later. She was diagnosed with a muscle sprain and given medication - but died the following day from multiple organ failure after suffering three cardiac arrests.
The inquest concluded that if Ms Begum (pictured) had been sent to A&E following her screening assessment 'it is likely her death would have been avoided.'
Mohammed Rahman, 47, Ms Begum's husband of ten years, said the family has been 'shocked and devastated' by her sudden death.
The family-of-four, from Ilford, London, were enjoying their first year in a new, refurbished home where they hoped to create 'a lifetime of memories'.
Ms Begum, a nursery nurse, was directed towards the GP service - run by Newham GP Co-operative - where Mr Rahman took her the following day. Her condition was deteriorating rapidly and she collapsed and was taken back to Newham University Hospital by ambulance and diagnosed with sepsis.
Senior coroner Nadia Persaud will issue a Prevention of Future Deaths order instructing Newham GP Co-operative and Barts Health NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, to tell her what steps they will take to improve the screening service which decides whether patients are referred to GPs or A&E. An internal investigation by Barts Health NHS Trust also highlighted a range of issues.
