Grieving mum's 'biggest regret' after daughter, 30, dies following misdiagnosis

The mum of an actress who died after a blood clot was misdiagnosed as long Covid and anxiety has shared her biggest regret over her daughter's death.

Emily Chesterton, originally from Boothstown in Salford, was just 30-years-old when she suffered a cardiac arrest, following a pulmonary embolism, having visited the GP practice on two occasions complaining of calf pain and shortness of breath. The actress thought she had seen a doctor at The Vale Practice in Crouch End - but was actually spoken to by a physician associate, who only had basic-level medical training and wasn't a qualified doctor.

An inquest earlier this year found that Emily had been misdiagnosed with anxiety and long Covid. A coroner concluded that the physician associate should have sent her to a hospital emergency unit, and that if she had been treated, she likely would have survived.

READ NEXT: Suspect named after M56 police chase ends in smash at Manchester Airport

Emily's mum Marion has now revealed her 'biggest regret' following her daughter's death in October 2022. She told the BBC: "All patients should have the right to know who is treating them and have the choice to see a fully-qualified doctor.

"If I had my time over, I would have taken her straight to A&E. That is the biggest regret of my life. My advice to anyone is always ask who you are seeing."

Marion and Emily's dad Brendan are now also raising concerns about a new government scheme to employ more PAs across the NHS, the Mirror reports. This week the government said it wants to increase the number of PAs to 10,000 by 2036 to 2037.

There are currently 3,286 PAs across the NHS who assist healthcare teams but are not authorised to prescribe. PAs can order ultrasound or MRI scans but not