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Nurse's Negligence Leads to Boy's Tragic Death in London Hospital
11 Nov
Summary
- 7-year-old boy died due to nurse's failure to monitor him in intensive care
- Nurse Anuradha Bhupathiraju failed to reconnect patient to monitors
- Incident occurred at a private children's hospital in London in 2016
On August 26, 2016, a 7-year-old boy named James Dwerryhouse tragically passed away at a private children's hospital in central London. The incident occurred after a senior nurse, Anuradha Bhupathiraju, failed to properly monitor the boy's condition while he was under her care in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
James, who had several significant health conditions including sleep apnea, had undergone routine bowel surgery at the hospital two days prior. He was kept in the PICU overnight for close monitoring due to the risk of him stopping breathing during his sleep. However, the court heard that Bhupathiraju, who was the nurse in charge that night, did not reconnect James to the necessary electronic monitoring equipment after a junior nurse had temporarily removed it.
