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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tom Ambrose

RARE PHOTOS: Theresa may backs campaign for martha s rule of second medical opinion | Vintage Vibes

Martha Mills
Martha Mills would have turned 16 last week. Former prime minister Theresa May said Martha’s rule ‘might see fewer deaths’. Photograph: Merope Mills

Theresa May has backed the campaign for Martha’s rule in England to make it easier for patients and their families to get a second medical opinion when they believe their concerns are not being taken seriously by medical staff.

The former prime minister said “more needs to be done” and that such a move “might see fewer deaths”.

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