North Bristol NHS - Grieving parents become detectives after suspecting cover-up on son’s death

Sly Saint · Feb 13, 2019

A grieving mum and dad turned detective to expose what they believe is an NHS cover-up over their teenage son’s death.

Tom and Paula McGowan claim a report into the death of mildly autistic Oliver, 18, was altered.

He died after an allergic reaction to anti-psychotic drugs they say he should never have been given. The parents say they repeatedly told staff about his allergy.

But they say he was given the drugs three times.

They watched in horror as Oliver – a high-achieving pupil and school prefect – deteriorated rapidly.

He suffered hallucinations, endured dozens of seizures and was, they allege, restrained aggressively by NHS staff “in attack mode”.

The couple say they applied for paperwork via the Freedom of Information Act after authorities failed to take responsibiity.

They uncovered a draft report which originally questioned why Oliver was wrongly given the drugs.

Tom said: “This looks like a cover-up. The final report has been watered down because it seems no one wants to question the system.”
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Oliver, who also suffered from epilepsy and mild cerebral palsy, endured “catastrophic” brain damage after being given olanzapine while being treated for a seizure.

The drug is usually used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
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He was taken to Bristol Children’s Hospital in late 2015 following a mild epileptic seizure.

His family say doctors mistook his autism symptoms for a psychotic episode and gave him olanzapine for the first time.
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His reaction to the drug was filed in his notes and a consultant psychiatrist concluded there was “no clear evidence” he suffered from psychosis.

But when Oliver went back to hospital in May 2016, after more seizures, he was given the antipsychotic drug haloperidol.
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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/grieving-parents-forced-hire-detective-13977167

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