Mum with blood clot on brain died after calling 111 and being told to see GP

Mum with blood clot on brain died after calling 111 and being told to see GP View 4 Images

An ambulance service has admitted missing opportunities to save a mum who died from a blood clot on her brain - after her symptoms were dismissed as an ear infection. Natasha Hewitt, 35, died three days after NHS call-handers failed to urgently refer her to hospital for life-saving treatment.

The mum-of-one had contacted the NHS 111 helpline for advice after suffering from migraine-like symptoms for several days. She had previously been given antibiotics and painkillers by doctors for a suspected ear infection after she attended a walk-in centre. During the call, she complained she had been unable to get rid of her headache, which came on suddenly and felt like "someone had hit her with a b