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Paul Laity

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As seen in: London Review of Books, Medium, The Guardian, Yahoo Sports Canada, Gulf News
Editing @lrb (again), after years as Guardian non-fic editor. Writing book on sandals, sunbaths, 'bearded fruit-juice drinkers'...
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Paul Laity · After Martha

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By Paul Laity Verified
| London Review of Books Verified
It​ was immediately clear when Martha, my 13-year-old daughter, died of septic shock that serious errors had been made. She died at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where a last-ditch attempt to save her proved futile, but the mistakes were made at King’s College Hospital in South London, where she had been treated over the previous five weeks.
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Re: Martha’s rule: What could the proposed changes mean for doctors?

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By Merope Mills Verified, Paul Laity Verified
| bmj.com
Dear Editor, We thank Geevithan Kumaran for engaging with Martha’s Rule, which is to be implemented across NHS England hospitals in the near future. We are Martha’s parents. A point of fact regarding his response: Martha’s sepsis, as has been documented, wasn't ‘unrecognised’.
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Can I forgive myself for my daughter’s death?

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By Paul Laity Verified
| Yahoo Sports Canada Verified
It’s been two years since my daughter, Martha, died in hospital, just before her 14th birthday. I divide my life into before her death, and after: nothing is the same and the change is permanent. Alongside Merope, Martha’s mum, I’m grappling with how to live. Consciously or not, we adjust a little more each day to our new reality, wondering: can we manage to appear “normal”? Is it possible to keep being friends with families and not be flayed by envy?
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