Sepsis death of Dylan Cope, nine, after worry dismissed – inquest

She said it was not unusual to see patients without seeing notes from their GP.

Asked whether she asked Dylan or his father about his abdominal pain, she said she “probably should” have taken more time to ask them about it.

She added: “I don’t recall definitely asking.”

Ms Hayden told the inquest she did discuss appendicitis with Dylan’s dad.

She said: “I did consider appendicitis as one of my differentials – I didn’t disregard that as a possibility.”

She said she asked Dylan a number of times where the pain was, and he said it was on the left side. The court was told the appendix is on the right side of the body.

The court heard “a male medic” wearing scrubs and face mask later saw Dylan.

Mr Cope said the medic did not introduce himself, but he assumed he was a surgeon.

He said the medic came across as “calm, casual, relaxed and confident”.

He said he “spoke in a lovely calming reassuring way” and that “he seemed very sure of himself”.

He said the medic explained that it was “highly unlikely it was an issue with his appendix”.

However, Mr Cope said he did not remember the clinician physically examining Dylan.