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flag A 20-year-old cancer patient died from preventable infection due to poor hygiene and care lapses at a Manchester hospital.

flag A 20-year-old Lancaster University student, Joshua Abbott-Littler, died from multidrug-resistant sepsis on June 26, 2025, at The Christie hospital in Manchester. flag An inquest found his infection, caused by CPE bacteria, likely spread through cross-contamination from another patient due to poor hand hygiene and failure to follow aseptic techniques during care of his PICC line. flag Though he had a history of cancer, including Hodgkin lymphoma and a rare leukaemia, the coroner ruled the immediate cause of death was preventable lapses in infection control. flag The Christie NHS Foundation Trust acknowledged the failures and committed to improving safety protocols.

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