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Bonus episode: Is the NHS “fobbing off” the mother of a girl who died of sepsis?

Ep. 52

In this special episode of The News Meeting, James Harding is joined by Merope Mills, the mother of 13-year-old Martha who died unnecessarily from sepsis, and Polly Curtis from Demos, who are campaigning for “Martha’s rule” - the right to call for a second opinion - to understand how to make the change happen.


You can listen to Merope Mills speaking with Mishal Husain on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme here: https://pod.fo/e/1ea721 


What do you think should lead the news? Email your stories to newsmeeting@tortoisemedia.com.


The producer was Rebecca Moore and the executive producer was Jasper Corbett. 


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