"A young mother died from sepsis after being neglected by NHS staff who gave her the wrong antibiotics, a coroner has ruled. Aleisha Rochester, 33, a bank cashier from Croydon, died in August 2023, two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess from her left armpit."
"St Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust has apologised after Ms Rochester, who sought help several times for her worsening condition, was prescribed antibiotics that did not tackle the bacteria causing her infection. They were also found to have not followed the NHS trust's own guidelines on administering antibiotics."
"The inquest ruled that Ms Rochester would likely have lived if she had been given the correct antibiotics. Ms Rochester was described as an amazing mummy to her son Xavier, who is now eight."
Aleisha Rochester, a 33-year-old bank cashier from Croydon, died in August 2023 from sepsis two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess from her armpit. NHS staff at St Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust prescribed antibiotics that failed to treat the bacteria causing her infection. Rochester sought help multiple times as her condition worsened but did not receive appropriate care. The coroner's inquest determined that staff failed to follow the trust's own antibiotic administration guidelines and that Rochester would likely have survived with correct antibiotics. The trust has apologized for the medical error. Rochester left behind her eight-year-old son Xavier and is remembered by her family as a loving and compassionate person.
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