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| New inquest call over Stafford Hospital toddler death | |
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| An independent review into the death of a toddler at Stafford Hospital has called for a new inquest to be opened. | An independent review into the death of a toddler at Stafford Hospital has called for a new inquest to be opened. |
| Three-year-old Jonnie Meek, from Cannock, died while being fed via his stomach in August 2014. | Three-year-old Jonnie Meek, from Cannock, died while being fed via his stomach in August 2014. |
| A coroner recorded he died from natural causes. | A coroner recorded he died from natural causes. |
| But Jonnie's parents have always said their son, who had a rare genetic condition, suffered an allergic reaction to a type of milk which had made him ill on previous occasions. | But Jonnie's parents have always said their son, who had a rare genetic condition, suffered an allergic reaction to a type of milk which had made him ill on previous occasions. |
| Updates on this story and more from Staffordshire | Updates on this story and more from Staffordshire |
| The doctor in charge of the review heard that when nurses changed the type of milk formula in Jonnie's system, his health deteriorated. | The doctor in charge of the review heard that when nurses changed the type of milk formula in Jonnie's system, his health deteriorated. |
| The boy developed a rash on his skin, low pulse and breathing problems. | The boy developed a rash on his skin, low pulse and breathing problems. |
| The report does not provide medical proof of the allergy but recommends a new inquest should be opened to re-examine the evidence. | |
| Dr Martin Farrier, who carried out the review, made a formal apology to the family in the report over the 15 months it took for their questions and concerns to be answered. | |
| He said the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust offered a "poor" response to Jonnie's family and concluded "there is little evidence of the open culture that is aspired to by the NHS". |