There were "lost opportunities" at Bristol Children's Hospital to help a four-year-old boy who died after heart surgery, an inquest has ruled. But to his parents' anger, the coroner said it did not fail Sean Turner with its basic care.
The mother of a boy who died following heart surgery begged nurses to help her son, an inquest heard today.
Sean Turner died in 2012 at Bristol Children's Hospital from a brain haemorrhage, six weeks after he underwent vital heart surgery.
Mrs Turner told the inquest: "We tried so hard to get him some help and kept asking the cardiac liaison nurse to speak to doctors for us.
"Nothing happened, nobody seemed to help. Nurses were concerned but they seemed too busy to give the time needed to care for Sean at the level he needed."
The inquest also heard from doctors working for the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust at the Children's hospital who said Sean was regularly monitored and his parents' concerns taken on board.
The inquest has been adjourned until tomorrow.
There were "lost opportunities" at Bristol Children's Hospital to help a four-year-old boy who died after heart surgery, an inquest ruled.
Steve and Yolanda Turner release statement after a narrative verdict was recorded by Coroner overseeing inquest into their son's death.