Record NHS Baby Deaths Fine ‘Follows Empty Promises’

The parents of a girl, who died 23 minutes after the care of the NHS Trust, have slammed the organization for “empty promises” after prosecution for the second time.

Winter Andrews died in September 2019 under the care of Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust, leading to an organization to be an organization A fine of £ 800,000 in 2023,

On Wednesday, the trust was handed over Record £ 1.6m fix – The largest for an NHS Trust for maternity care – Edel O’Sullan, Kahla Rawson and Quin Parkar’s death in 2021 after another prosecution brought by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

After the sentence, Winter’s parents Sarah and Gary said that the case confirmed what they said “with everyone – Winter’s death was not a separate incident”.

Lives at the center of the trust Biggest maternity check In the history of NHS. The review began in 2022 and is looking back in 2012 in over 2,000 cases.

Sri and Mrs. Andrews saw the proceedings on Wednesday in the Nottingham Magistrate Court from Public Gallery, as the families of Edel, Khalani and Quinn pronounced the sentence being passed by District Judge Grace Leong.

In his comment, the judge said: “There were similarities between existing matters and failures about Baby Winter, such as increase in care, insufficient communication systems and failure to share clear and complete information.”

In these failures, the judge said, “were one of the” catalogs “of others, which made infants and their mothers aware of the significant risk of rescueable loss, and in the case of Quinn, they suffered rescue losses.

after Winter dies in 2019The trust was placed in “special measures” in October 2020 due to NUH’s CQC inspection.

It was re -inspected in April 2021 and several reforms were identified, the court heard.

That inspection “either around or after that Baby Edel dies“, And the report was published in May.

Child Khalani He died in June, after that the child died Quin In July.

Separate interrogation in his deaths highlighted the “series of errors” and “missed opportunities” in his care.

The judge stated that “despite the number of guidelines for the assistance and assistance of medical staff, there was no clarification on why mothers and their children to assist serious mistakes in care and treatment”.

During interrogation of Baby Winter’s death in 2020, Koroner said that he later received an anonymous from the rights in the maternity unit of NUH, warning of “potential disaster” as a result of staff issues.

The letter was dated 10 months before Winter’s death.

Mr. Andrews said that the trust had “failed to hear” the trust was promised that the trust was promised that the trust “would never be again to such a tragedy” to ensure that everything in his power Will be again “.

He said: “We saw the proceedings of (Wednesday) prosecutions from public gallery as the parents concerned – who were promised many years ago that our daughter’s death would change.

“It is clear (now) that the people assigned to bring changes failed to do so.”

While maternity review – led by senior Dai Donna Okenden – is running and running Now expected to reveal its findings In June 2026, the couple urged the Department of Health and Social Care to commission an independent, external investigation associated with the healthcare regulators.

He said: “The time of vacant promises is over. It is time to hear and learn.”

Advocates who speak on behalf of Edel, Khalani and Quin’s families were also called for more accountability and action.

On behalf of Quinn’s parents Amy Studenti and Ryan Parker, Natalie Cosgrove said, “The medical expert confirmed that the trust had taken one of many opportunities to provide appropriate care, then Quinn has just in the nursery in his afternoon Sitting for breakfast, you will be sitting in the nursery for his afternoon breakfast.

“Instead, he is buried in the ground.”

Speaking on behalf of the parents of Saddy Simpson, Edel and Khalani, said: “While it is accepted that some changes have been made, over years, families and employees have Nuh, and tragic care of the quality of care Alarm bells have increased, the results are destructive.

“This matter confirms the immediate need for meaningful and permanent reforms, and the time to work is now.”

After the hearing, NUH Chief Executive Officer Anthony May said: “The mothers and families of these infants have to bear the things that our hospitals do not want any family after failing them after failing them. , And I really regret it.

“Today’s decision is against the trust, and I also apologize to the employees that we let down when it came to provide the right environment and procedures so that they are able to do their work safely. “

The trust stated that it had made several changes through its maternity improvement program, including an increase in the number of employees and launching a new fetal medical unit and a newborn unit.

“More to do, but we know that we are on the right path for improvement,” Mr. May said.