Monday, April 16, 2007

Baby News

Up to 100 babies may have died needlessly after undergoing complex heart surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary, it has been claimed.

Harry Trusted, a representative of the Bristol Heart Children's Action Group, said detailed statistical evidence showed dozens of children may have survived if they had been treated elsewhere. Mr Trusted was giving evidence to the public inquiry into high deaths among children who underwent cardiac surgery at the hospital.

He said: "We will never know exactly how many children died at Bristol because of mismanagement and bad care.

"We think with confidence the figure is probably between 50 and 100 and in our submission that in itself is justification for this inquiry.

"The events this inquiry is looking into may properly be described as a tragedy."


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