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NHS Neglect Blamed for Mother’s Fatal Sepsis Case

3/11/2026

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A coroner ruled that Aleisha Rochester, a 33-year-old mother from Croydon, died from sepsis due to NHS neglect after being prescribed incorrect antibiotics.
After a routine procedure on August 5, 2023, her condition worsened.
On August 19, she suffered a cardiac arrest.
The NHS trust acknowledged its failure, pledged to improve sepsis recognition and antibiotic prescribing, and noted that the mother initiated legal action.

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A coroner ruled that Aleisha Rochester, a 33-year-old mother from Croydon, died from sepsis due to NHS neglect after being prescribed incorrect antibiotics.
After a routine procedure on August 5, 2023, her condition worsened.
On August 19, she suffered a cardiac arrest.
The NHS trust acknowledged its failure, pledged to improve sepsis recognition and antibiotic prescribing, and noted that the mother initiated legal action.