Catalogue of errors by Norfolk hospital led to death of baby

Harris James died in 2015 after doctors at James Paget hospital misdiagnosed a heart complaint

A “sweet and affectionate” six-month-old boy died when doctors misdiagnosed his heart complaint as pneumonia, a highly critical report by the NHS ombudsman has revealed.

Harris James died in 2015 after a catalogue of errors by staff at James Paget hospital in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The hospital then compounded his parents’ anguish by mishandling his mother’s complaint and failing to apologise for its failings.

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