PRIME Minister David Cameron has joined in the condemnation of health care failings over the death of Newton Abbot toddler Sam Morrish.

Mr Cameron, speaking during Prime Minister's Question Time, said the three-year-old's death from sepsis, or blood poisoning, was both 'shocking and saddening'.

The matter was raised in parliament by Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris, who said Sam was failed by his GPs, out-of-hours services, hospital staff, the primary care trust and the ombudsman.

Mr Cameron, speaking on Thursday last week, said the Newton Abbot MP was right to raise 'this tragic case.'