BBC  10 o'clock news from Wednesday February 12th  2020 - Interview with Susan Acott the Trust CEO

Click to see the BBC piece   The Susan Acott Interview

During this BBC interview by Michael Buchanan, which was aired on February 12th 2020 during the national 6pm and 10pm news, Susan Acott the CEO of the Trust said there had been 6 or 7 avoidable deaths at the Trust, the next day at her Board meeting on February 13th she told her Board there were likely 15 avoidable deaths in the last 10 years, it had seemingly doubled overnight? In the end, Kirkup showed that the actual figure was 45 babies.  Astonishing how far out of touch the CEO was.

Below from the Harry Halligan Case

Analysis 

Mark Norman, BBC South East Today health correspondent

The cases of Harry Halligan and Harry Richford were both subject to what's called a "root cause analysis" by the hospital.

Both reports highlight very similar issues and lessons to be learnt, but five years apart.

There were lessons to be learned around foetal heart monitoring; problems using syntocinon, a drug used to make contractions stronger; poor communication with families and issues with consultants, including their role and the time they are on wards and even problems getting hold of them out of hours.

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Derek Richford, grandfather and campaigner

Several people commented that NHS chief executives need to hear from harmed patients and families: Mr Richford has an extraordinary tale to tell of how his forensic attempts to find out why his grandson died a week after his traumatic birth led to the uncovering of massive failings in maternity services in East Kent. Regulators and commissioners seemed largely unaware of this, and it is only through Mr Richford’s efforts that there has been a court case and an ongoing independent investigation. The difficulty of getting to the truth was only matched by the grief suffered by his family.