Hospital's 'neglect' and 'gross failings of care' led to three-year-old's death
direct to your inboxA three-year-old girl died in hospital following a 'gross failure of medical attention', an inquest heard.Evelyn Porter died at Wythenshawe Hospital following a string of 'rudimentary' errors which had a 'direct and causal link' to her death.The failings were so severe they amounted to 'neglect', the coroner found.Evelyn, who had Down's syndrome, was taken to A&E by her parents at about 10am on July 4, 2018, after a spell of persistent vomiting.She died just five and a half hours later, an inquest at Manchester coroner's court heard.Following a post-mortem Manchester University NHS Trust, which runs Wythenshawe hospital, carried out its own investigation into Evelyn’s death.Dr Lucy Hartley, who was part on the