‘Donna could have been saved’

THE death of Donna Maben, the mother of a baby son, was entirely avoidable, her family's solicitor said.

Sarah Harman said after the hearing: "There were several occasions where she could have been saved had the appropriate treatment been given over a period of two weeks.

"This was not a sudden death. She was already suffering from a potentially life threatening condition"

But she added:"It was a treatable condition and if she had been treated in time she could have survived and been able to bring up her little baby" .

Mrs Maben's son Travis was just seven months old when she died.

Her husband Ian and other family members were too distressed to talk after the inquest.

Coroner Rachel Redman's letter will go to Stuart bain, the chief executive of East Kents Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

The spokesman for the trust: "The trust apologises unreservedly for Donna's death".

"We fully accept the verdict of the coroner and would like to reassure the public athat we have implemented changes to prevent this from happening again."

" The trust sets itself extremerly high standards and deeply regrets that these standards were not met on this occasion."

"Once again we would like to offer our sincere condolences to Mr Maben and his family."