Sussex Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of round 40 patients on the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, amid allegations of medical negligence spanning a five-year interval. The claims, which involve neurosurgery and general surgery, had been made by two consultant surgeons who lost their jobs after raising considerations about affected person safety.
The Guardian reported that final week, officers from Sussex Police wrote to the trust’s chief executive, George Findlay, confirming the commencement of a formal investigation into “a number of deaths.” The allegations of “criminal culpability by way of medical negligence” have been made by “two separate scientific consultants” on the belief, based on a letter cited by the newspaper.
The whistleblowers alleged that the trust didn’t adequately examine the deaths, which occurred between 2015 and 2020, and did not be taught from previous errors. Last month, inspectors from the Care Quality Commission downgraded the belief, giving it a ‘requires improvement’ score for affected person security.
Hidden for the trust mentioned: “The trust has been contacted by Sussex Police as a half of their inquiries relating to the care of a variety of common surgery and neurosurgery sufferers on the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton between 2015 and 2020. It would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage aside from to verify that we are co-operating fully to ensure the concerns raised are investigated.”