The parents of a three-year-old who died in hospital say their son’s death could have been avoided.

Toddler Armağan Denli was taken to North Middlesex Hospital last weekend, where he was given a series of tests but later discharged after doctors said his illness was only chicken pox.

But Armağan's parents say he deteriorated rapidly after being brought home, so they took him back to the hospital later that evening.

Yucel and Fatma Denli said: “We are utterly devastated by the death of our son and believe he was misdiagnosed when we first took him to hospital on April 18.

“His death could have been avoided if the hospital had been efficient and timely in its response.

“We spoke to the hospital directors during the demonstration and they have promised us a full investigation, and we are now waiting for the outcome.”

A demonstration was held outside the hospital on Saturday, in which more than 1,500 people protested in their belief that the Turkish community is not being listened to.

Dr Ali Demirbag, a member of the Unoin of Democratic Associations, said: “Detrimental stories like these do not mean North Middlesex is a bad hospital but the closure of Chase Farm without building an infrastructure and meeting the staff resource needs has created a situation that North Middlesex cannot sustain.

“Enfield is a good example of where the voice of the patient has not been listened to by NHS, which was solely focused on justifying the closure of the A&E department and the downgrading of other services at Chase Farm Hospital, decisions which, much against public opinion and local campaigning, were supported by all stakeholder GPs.

“As a result Chase Farm was downgraded with the approval of local GPs for the wrong reasons in our view and the local population has been paying the price since then.”