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April 15 and died two days later. Coroner Angharad Davies yesterday found Kayden died of natural causes, contributed to by neglect. She said the “unacceptable delay” in getting surgery was “sufficiently serious to amount to a gross failure”. There were FAILED Tragic tot Kayden

delays in getting a bed in the hospital’s high-dependency unit and “confusion” over who the consultant with responsibility for Kayden’s care had been. In a statement, his family said: “Knowing that he could have been saved is hard to bear.”

Jonathan Holl-Allen, for the trust, said: “It would be appropriate for me to repeat the apology the trust has given.”