"When she was 16, Bethan James told her YouTube channel that by 2026 she hoped to have a partner, an enjoyable job and maybe even children. Bethan would have been 27 now - but her dreams were taken when she died aged 21 from a combination of sepsis, pneumonia and Crohn's disease. Bethan's sepsis wasn't spotted early enough and life-saving care was delayed."
"Now her grieving parents are campaigning for better training to diagnose one of the UK's biggest killers. A BBC investigation has found sepsis awareness training is still not mandatory at most hospitals in Wales, and Bethan's parents fear that what happened to their daughter could still happen to others. This included at the hospital where Bethan died and the Welsh government said sepsis awareness was a "focus" and a "priority", while the Welsh Ambulance Service said "meaningful changes" had been made."
"Jane and Steve James said they were "haunted and totally devastated" by the "needless death" of their eldest child in 2020. "She was just the kindest, most caring, loving person and she had so much to give," said Jane, from Cardiff. Steve, a former England cricket international, added: "It just pulls at your heartstrings thinking, where would Bethan be today and what would she be doing?""
Bethan James died aged 21 from a combination of sepsis, pneumonia and Crohn's disease after sepsis was not spotted early enough and life-saving care was delayed. Her parents, Jane and Steve James, are campaigning for better sepsis training and described their eldest child's death as needless, leaving them haunted and devastated. Sepsis awareness training remains inconsistent across hospitals in Wales and is not mandatory at most hospitals, including the largest hospital in Wales. The Welsh government says sepsis awareness is a focus and priority, while the Welsh Ambulance Service reports meaningful changes. The UK Sepsis Trust estimates about 48,000 sepsis-related deaths yearly, with thousands preventable.
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