Tanya McCartney was a trainee nurse and mum to an 11-month-old son

A young mum told her family her hospital visit was a “waste of time” – just hours before she was found dead in bed. Tanya McCartney, 25, attended A&E at Chesterfield Royal Infirmary with a high temperature, shortness of breath and a painful throat.

She initially believed she had caught a cold from her 11-month-old son Marcus but her GP had advised her to go to hospital. But staff failed to diagnose pneumonia which could have been treated with a course of intravenous antibiotics. Instead, medics sent her home with oral antibiotics on May 18, 2023.

When she was home, Tanya, a trainee mental health nurse, complained to her mum Natasha about her treatment saying it was “waste of time”. Tanya’s health continued to deteriorate

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