Girl with asthma died after doctor turned her away, inquest hears

Chance to provide Ellie-May Clark potentially life-saving treatment missed, says coroner

A five-year-old girl with severe asthma died after being turned away from an appointment with an emergency doctor because she was five minutes late, an inquest has been told.

The coroner said the chance to provide Ellie-May Clark with “potentially life-saving treatment” was missed and she had been let down by failings in the system.

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