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| Sepsis baby died after 'care failures' | Sepsis baby died after 'care failures' |
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| A baby died of sepsis after failures and inadequate care by midwives, a coroner has ruled. | A baby died of sepsis after failures and inadequate care by midwives, a coroner has ruled. |
| Charlie Jermyn, who was 30 hours old, died last May in Cornwall after healthcare staff failed to pick up on the signs of sepsis, the inquest heard. | Charlie Jermyn, who was 30 hours old, died last May in Cornwall after healthcare staff failed to pick up on the signs of sepsis, the inquest heard. |
| Coroner Emma Carlyon concluded Charlie died from natural causes contributed to by a sequence of failures. | Coroner Emma Carlyon concluded Charlie died from natural causes contributed to by a sequence of failures. |
| His parents, Mark and Hayley Jermyn, say they feel angry and let down. | His parents, Mark and Hayley Jermyn, say they feel angry and let down. |
| The coroner said she accepted evidence from experts in midwifery, who told the inquest the midwives involved had shown failures, but that they were kind and compassionate. | |
| Dr Carlyon said: "The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust should be commended for the quick implementation of a training programme." | Dr Carlyon said: "The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust should be commended for the quick implementation of a training programme." |
| She also said she would write to NHS Kernow to express her concerns that midwives cannot access medical records. | |
| She said "no individual is to blame - the systems need to be improved". | |
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| Charlie was found to have died of brain damage due to pneumonia and sepsis. | |
| Sepsis happens when the body's immune system goes into overdrive. | |
| Last month, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt apologised to another woman from Cornwall for failures in the NHS, following the death of her one-year-old son after contracting sepsis. | |
| Sepsis | Sepsis |