6 hours ago · United Kingdom
Children's nurse, 47, dies three days after NHS sent her home with acid reflux misdiagnosis
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. WalesOnline, Birmingham Mail, Chronicle Live, Liverpool Echo, and Manchester Evening News are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 04:51 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Children's nurse, 47, dies three days after NHS sent her home with acid reflux misdiagnosis”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Paula Ivers, 47, was sent home with a diagnosis of acid reflux - and died three days later
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Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Manchester Evening News
Tameside nurse dedicated 25 years to the NHS, then she was sent home with 'acid reflux' and died
- New development reported by Manchester Evening News
Beloved Tameside nurse, 47, dies three days after she's sent home by her NHS colleagues
- New development reported by Liverpool Echo
'Loving and kind' nurse, 47, dies three days after NHS acid reflux misdiagnosis
- Picked up by Chronicle Live
Nurse dies three days after hospital discharge with 'acid reflux' diagnosis
- Picked up by Birmingham Mail
'Loving' nurse, 47, dies three days after being told severe chest pain was acid reflux
- Picked up by WalesOnline
Children's nurse, 47, dies three days after NHS sent her home with acid reflux misdiagnosis
Same story, different outlets
5 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- WalesOnlineChildren's nurse, 47, dies three days after NHS sent her home with acid reflux misdiagnosis
- Birmingham Mail'Loving' nurse, 47, dies three days after being told severe chest pain was acid reflux
- Chronicle LiveNurse dies three days after hospital discharge with 'acid reflux' diagnosis
- Liverpool Echo'Loving and kind' nurse, 47, dies three days after NHS acid reflux misdiagnosis
- Manchester Evening NewsBeloved Tameside nurse, 47, dies three days after she's sent home by her NHS colleagues