A heartbroken father claims Martha’s Rule, which grants hospital patients’ relatives the right to a second medical opinion, could have saved his son’s life.
Balram Patel died at St Thomas’ Hospital in London in August last year from a build-up of fluid that flooded his lungs.
The 30-year-old had multiple disabilities and suffered from six conditions, including rare ones which affected his heart and lung, as well as liver cancer. His illnesses saw him spend weeks as an inpatient at