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Martha's Rule helplines get more than 1,700 calls from worried NHS staff
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- PA Media Martha Mills was 13 when she died following failings in her care More than 1,700 calls have been made by NHS staff in England to Martha's Rule helplines to flag concerns about patient care, new figures show.
- The helplines were set up after a campaign by the parents of 13-year-old Martha Mills who died after serious failings in her care.
- Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Merope Mills, Martha's mother, said there was "one particular nurse" who might have made use of the helpline had it been available to her.
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PA Media Martha Mills was 13 when she died following failings in her care More than 1,700 calls have been made by NHS staff in England to Martha's Rule helplines to flag concerns about patient care, new figures show.
The helplines were set up after a campaign by the parents of 13-year-old Martha Mills who died after serious failings in her care.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Merope Mills, Martha's mother, said there was "one particular nurse" who might have made use of the helpline had it been available to her.
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