Ep 678: Martha’s Rule: how a 13-year-old died unnecessarily from sepsis

<p>The parents of Martha Mills say her death was caused by a toxic workplace culture in the NHS. They are campaigning to introduce procedures for families to ask for a second medical opinion when they have concerns about the current care they’re receiving.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Listen to Merope Mills on The News Meeting podcast: <a href="https://podfollow.com/the-news-meeting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podfollow.com/the-news-meeting</a> </p><br><p>Listen to Merope Mills on BBC Radio 4: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/marthas-rule-challenging-culture-will-make-our-hospitals/id73330187?i=1000626669355" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/marthas-rule-challenging-culture-will-make-our-hospitals/id73330187?i=1000626669355</a> </p><br><p>For the premium Tortoise listening experience, curated by our journalists, download the free Tortoise audio app.</p><br><p>For early and ad-free access, subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts.</p><br><p>If you’d like to further support slow journalism and help us build a different kind of newsroom, do consider donating to Tortoise at <a href="http://tortoisemedia.com/support-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tortoisemedia.com/support-us</a>. Your contributions allow us to investigate, campaign and explore, and to build a newsroom that is responsible and sustainable.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>