A Croydon couple said that there was “systemic failure” in their 11-year-old daughter’s care after she died from sepsis.

Annalise Luffingham was admitted to Croydon University Hospital on 11 February 2020 and died the next day.

A report by Croydon Health Services NHS Trust found 11 problems with her care, including a delay in giving her drugs.

An inquest in 2021 concluded that her death from sepsis caused by meningitis was as a result of natural causes contributed to by neglect.

The trust has admitted liability for Annie’s death and apologised to the couple.