The system made a mistake that kept him from getting on the waiting list for therapy, which could have saved his life. This mistake caused him to pass away in the end. Christopher Baker, who lived in Romford and worked in IT, died in 2019 from heart failure. In 2015, he was told he had inherited cardiomyopathy. He went to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital for treatment, where cardiologists took care of him. He was getting treatment for his illness.
Unfortunately, there were problems with the system that meant he was never put on the waiting list for a device that would have helped him even though his medical team agreed that it would be helpful. Even though they knew these perks existed, this was still the case.
In 2015, Chris was told he had heart failure, and more genetic tests showed that his condition was passed down from his parents. Chris got his heart problem from his dad. “At first, we thought that he was just suffering from a severe chest infection,” Heidi said. We took him to the emergency room because he was having trouble breathing after everything was over.
After a long series of tests, it was finally determined that he was having heart problems. For him, it was a surprise because he was still pretty young. The trust didn’t do anything to set up a new appointment, and his consultant wasn’t contacted, even though the trust had written down that the meeting had been canceled.
After that, his primary care doctor sent a letter to the trust about another fear. In the third month after that, this letter was sent. At that point, his hospital team found out that he hadn’t been there for the heart test. He was given another appointment for August, and after that, it was decided that he would gain more from having an implanted cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) put in his body. Christopher, on the other hand, was never officially added to the waiting list, and his primary care doctor told him that the decision to go ahead with the heart therapy had been made.
Christopher wasn’t on the list of people who were waiting. “We discussed it after his appointment and agreed that it would be a brilliant thing to have the device; we trusted the hospital and we thought that with some slight adjustments to our way of life, we would still be able to have a good life together,” Heidi told me.
At St. Mark’s Cathedral, where Chris was a devoted member for more than four decades, a funeral ceremony will be place on April 2, 2024, to celebrate Chris’s life and pay tribute to his passing. The funeral service will begin at ten o’clock in the morning, and then thereafter, there will be a procession to Evergreen Memorial Gardens for the burial ceremony. For the purpose of paying their respects and commemorating the extraordinary life of Chris , friends, family, and members of the community are all given the opportunity to attend.
Smith & Sons Funeral Home will be open for visitation on April 1, 2024, from four o’clock in the afternoon until eight o’clock in the evening. As a result, those who knew Alfred will have the chance to talk about their memories of him, express their condolences, and find comfort in the companionship of one another during this trying time. Those who wish to participate in the Chris family’s memory and reflection are cordially invited to do so.
