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Zara Cheesman was described as 'incredibly kind, empathetic and intelligent' by her parents

A Nottingham teenager who died from meningitis was told to "sleep off" an illness by ambulance workers the day before, an inquest has heard. The parents of 15-year-old Zara Cheesman, who died on December 23, claim their concerns were "ignored or misunderstood" by East Midlands Ambulance Service ( EMAS ) technicians when they failed to transport the teen to hospital .

It was one of several potential missed opportunities to treat Zara sooner, who had become increasingly sick in the days prior, Nottingham Coroner's Court heard on Wednesday, September 10. These also included a trip to A&E at the Queen's Medical Centre ( QMC ), when she was sent home with a suspected vomiting bug.

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