Speaking after the meeting at the Department of Health, Streeting said the family had been “failed in the most appalling and tragic way possible”.
The health secretary said that, having listened to the family’s account of Yusuf’s death and comparing it with the 2023 report, it was “absolutely clear” they “did not have confidence that all of their questions had been answered”.
“I actually don’t think there’s any excuse for what happened to Yusuf,” he said.
“I don’t think even in the context of an NHS under the most immense pressures that that can explain or excuse the series of failures in Yusuf’s care, or frankly, the way in which his family were treated by parts of the NHS.”
Streeting said it was important the new investigation left “no stone unturned” and that its recommendations were put into action.
“We can’t bring Yusuf back, but we can provide the families the answers they deserve, and we can make sure that because of Yusuf, and thanks to Yusuf, that other children will be safer and better cared for in the future.”
