Review NHS patient safety safeguards for infants

Review patient safety law to improve early recognition & escalation of serious illness in babies & young infants across NHS care. A review could look at establishing clearer, more standardised & consistent safeguards to help reduce avoidable harm. This could be known as "Ophelia's Law'.

28 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Friday 10th April 2026
Last 24 hours signatures
1
Signature Deadline
Saturday 10th October 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 52

Reticulating Splines

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Ophelia attended primary and urgent care settings on multiple occasions with ongoing chest and respiratory symptoms. Despite repeated presentations, she was discharged without escalation, observation, or further investigation. She later died in her sleep from pneumonia. This reflects a wider patient safety issue recognised in national reviews of child deaths and serious incidents: repeat presentations, fragmented assessments, and inconsistent escalation can result in missed opportunities.


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