VIDEO: 'Nothing will bring our Ryan back' - Wolverhampton parents considering legal action after young son's death
The family of a boy who died of leukaemia days after being diagnosed despite taking him to see doctors up to 30 times are considering legal action.
It comes as a verdict of natural causes was recorded at the inquest on 20-month-old Ryan Bhogal, from Wolverhampton, yesterday.
The coroner said there was no evidence of neglect, but after the inquest, Ryan's aunt Gurpal Bhogal, 38, speaking on behalf of the family said they 'would never understand' why a basic blood test was not done.
"As family this is a loss that we will always struggle to come to terms with. We were let down time and time again," she said.
"If he had had the blood test, treatment would have started sooner and Ryan would have had a greater chance of survival."
She said the family was now considering taking legal action.
Ryan died in intensive care at Birmingham's Children's Hospital on September 11 last year after being transferred by ambulance from New Cross Hospital. The inquest heard that Ryan's family took him to see several doctors at a GP surgery and at New Cross Hospital on up to 30 occasions.
The family, of Lambert Road, Fallings Park, said he was treated for a viral respiratory tract infection but not sent for further tests. On September 7, he was taken to New Cross A&E by his mother Jaspal Bhogal, 38, where he was assessed at the paediatric unit and kept overnight.
A blood test was carried out and showed he had an acute aggressive form of leukaemia. He died four days later.
Ryan's father Kulvinder Singh Bhogal, 42, said: "As a family, nothing will bring back Ryan and the loss is something we will struggle to come to terms with."
Dr Indira Wariyar, of Raynor Road medical practice in Fallings Park, told the inquest there had been a 'lack of continuity of care' between GPs at the practice before Ryan was eventually taken to hospital.
Black Country coroner Zafar Siddique concluded that Ryan died of natural causes and said neglect was not a factor in his death.
Mr Siddique confirmed he would be writing to New Cross and Raynor Road surgery to make suggestions as to how they can improve their practices after Ryan's death.
"We just don't want another family to go through the same ordeal, waiting around for hours when something more could have been done,." added aunt Gurpal Bhogal.
"He was always smiling, laughing, playing with his brother and sister."
Ryan had two older siblings, Priya, 10, and Jasbir, nine.
Speaking after the inquest, Ms Bhogal said on behalf of the family: "We will never understand why this basic blood test wasn't done."
