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12 January 2011
Last updated at 11:24 ET
A three-year-old girl from Birmingham has died from swine flu.
Lana Ameen died in a Liverpool hospital after being treated at a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, while her family had been visiting relatives in the North West over Christmas.
She had no known underlying health problems and died just two days after developing symptoms.
Her mother, Gemma, said she was calling for all children to be vaccinated against the virus.
She said she wished the government would change its policy and allow everyone to receive the swine flu vaccine.
'Appropriate treatment' Those currently eligible are in "high-risk" groups, which include over-65s, pregnant women, and people of any age with long-standing health conditions such as asthma.
Ms Ameen said: "I don't know how they can say that my child wasn't worth a few pounds worth of vaccine that could ultimately have saved her life.
"Just because she's a healthy child, doesn't mean she can fight it off.
"Not everyone who's been healthy has been able to fight it off and that was the case with Lana - she couldn't fight it."
In a statement, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust said it had started a senior case review of the treatment provided at Stepping Hill Hospital during Lana's two visits to the emergency department.
"To date, that review has identified that Lana received appropriate treatment and care in a timely fashion," a spokesman said.
"Whilst at Stepping Hill Hospital Lana received all the care that could be provided by our own paediatric, intensive care, emergency department staff and the regional intensive care team.
"In spite of our interventions, Lana's health continued to deteriorate until her death at Alder Hey which is part of the North West Paediatric Intensive Care Network.
"We will extend an invitation to the family to meet with senior clinical staff to discuss the treatment provided to Lana and their obvious concerns."
The number of deaths this winter from flu verified by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) is currently 50, with 45 of these due to swine flu.
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Lana Ameen died in a Liverpool hospital after being treated at a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, while her family had been visiting relatives in the North West over Christmas.
She had no known underlying health problems and died just two days after developing symptoms.
Her mother, Gemma, said she was calling for all children to be vaccinated against the virus.
She said she wished the government would change its policy and allow everyone to receive the swine flu vaccine.
'Appropriate treatment' Those currently eligible are in "high-risk" groups, which include over-65s, pregnant women, and people of any age with long-standing health conditions such as asthma.
Ms Ameen said: "I don't know how they can say that my child wasn't worth a few pounds worth of vaccine that could ultimately have saved her life.
"Just because she's a healthy child, doesn't mean she can fight it off.
"Not everyone who's been healthy has been able to fight it off and that was the case with Lana - she couldn't fight it."
In a statement, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust said it had started a senior case review of the treatment provided at Stepping Hill Hospital during Lana's two visits to the emergency department.
"To date, that review has identified that Lana received appropriate treatment and care in a timely fashion," a spokesman said.
"Whilst at Stepping Hill Hospital Lana received all the care that could be provided by our own paediatric, intensive care, emergency department staff and the regional intensive care team.
"In spite of our interventions, Lana's health continued to deteriorate until her death at Alder Hey which is part of the North West Paediatric Intensive Care Network.
"We will extend an invitation to the family to meet with senior clinical staff to discuss the treatment provided to Lana and their obvious concerns."
The number of deaths this winter from flu verified by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) is currently 50, with 45 of these due to swine flu.
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