Nurse admits 'oversight' when downgrading allergies of pupil who died after detention illness

A school nurse in England has admitted mistakenly downgrading a health care plan for a teenage boy with severe allergies and asthma just months before he died after falling ill during a detention.

Nurse admits 'oversight' when downgrading allergies of pupil who died after detention illness

A school nurse in England has admitted mistakenly downgrading a health care plan for a teenage boy with severe allergies and asthma just months before he died after falling ill during a detention.

Goddard Edwards assessed Nasar Ahmed's allergy plan as mild to moderate rather than severe, despite the youngster being allergic to a wide range of foods and needing access to an epipen.

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