Martha was 13; her whole life stretched out ahead of her. But our faith in doctors turned out to be fatal. This is what I wish I’d known

Inquest says Martha Mills would probably not have died of sepsis if King’s College hospital doctors had heeded warnings

Martha was 13; her whole life stretched out ahead of her. But our faith in doctors turned out to be fatal. This is what I wish I’d known

Martha’s Rule would give patients the right to call for an urgent second opinion, which could have prevented the unforgivable mistakes made in her case, says journalist Merope Mills

Martha Mills died just over two years ago after failures by doctors to spot and treat her condition.

Prize for writing by 11-14-year-olds inspired by ‘imagination and curiosity’ of Martha, who died in 2021 aged 13

From opening up about her bipolar disorder and desire for a boyfriend to lavishing love on her mother, Debbie Reynolds, Carrie was always honest, funny and open. No wonder emails are still arriving...

Getty ImagesIt can sometimes be necessary to seek a second opinion to prevent misdiagnosisAnyone who has lost a loved one to a fatal misdiagnosis will know the

Announcement follows campaign by parents of Martha Mills, 13, who died in hospital after developing sepsis

Exclusive: Parents say Maddy Lawrence, 20, was failed by medical staff after rugby injury at university led to infection

When I read about Jonathan Scott-Lee, the autistic father of an autistic daughter who killed herself at boarding school over a detention, saying, on the eve of the inquest into her death, “I’ve no

The NHS must ensure patients know they have the right to a second opinion, the health secretary says.

Editorial: The right to seek a second opinion in hospital, when treatment isn’t working, is in all our interests

Martha was 13; her whole life stretched out ahead of her. But our faith in doctors turned out to be fatal. This is what I wish I’d known

Ex-PM says legislation could make it easier for patients’ and families’ concerns to be taken more seriously

In an amusing correction, The New York Times noted that its television writer had criticized a show for being confusing, when in reality he had actually just watched episodes in the wrong order.

Protocol entitling relatives to ask for a senior clinician if they are unhappy with hospital treatment emerged from tragedy and has been invoked thousands of times

Patients and relatives must be able to request second opinion from critical care team at any time of day or night, government told

Judges praised the ‘staggering amount of talent on display’ in entries to the competition launched by the London Review Bookshop for writers aged 11 to 14

Entries are now closed and the winners will be announced by the end of JuneThe London Review Bookshop is proud to announce the launch of the Martha Mills Young Writers’…

Merope Mills, whose daughter's death was preventable, says she will meet Stephen Barclay this week.

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Medical staff are fallible. Martha’s Rule is a necessary intervention

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The reason that Martha’s rule has an unstoppable momentum is that everyone who has worked in healthcare knows that each one of us has made mistakes. Some of those errors live on in our memories...

The concerns of families and carers will be at the heart of a new early-warning system, the NHS says.

Philip Pullman will help choose this year’s winners of award set up in memory of the keen young writer who died aged 13 in 2021

Judges praised the ‘staggering amount of talent on display’ in entries to the competition launched by the London Review Bookshop for writers aged 11 to 14

Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting says party would back government if it introduced rule in England

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