2024-03-28 18:55:10
The news left those close to him in great dismay. In Edinburgh, Scotland, a ten-year-old child was scheduled to undergo surgery to treat her rare genetic disease. But the doctors finally declared her “inoperable”, after having postponed the medical procedure several times.
Eva Tennent suffers from Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects brain development, and advanced scoliosis. Result of the races: his spine twists and curves dangerously to the side.
Shortage of caregivers and beds
Near BBC, Jill Lockhart assured that her daughter had been summoned seven times since September 2023 to undergo the precious surgical procedure in an NHS establishment, the public health service in the United Kingdom. But each time, the operation was ultimately canceled.
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The mother blames the dysfunctions at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Edinburgh. According to her, the lack of staff within the care unit is at the origin of the delays which led to the multiple cancellations of her daughter’s intervention.
“She risks dying”
“She was deemed operable in September, October and November, and these operations were only canceled due to the shortage of beds and nurses […] They waited so long, and now they say it’s too…
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