Parents of baby with heart defect say they feel let down by NHS

A six-month-old baby died while awaiting a potentially lifesaving heart operation that had been delayed, an inquest has heard. Iris Day, who was born with a heart defect, died on December 2 last year, a week before scheduled surgery on December 9 at Evelina London Children's Hospital, which is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. An inquest in Chelmsford heard that a scheduled operation on November 25 was cancelled due to a lack of beds, and rescheduled surgery on November 30 was also cancelled as another ill child was prioritised.