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The NHS Trust, parent organization of Stafford Hospital, has pleaded guilty to health and safety breaches related to the deaths of four elderly patients in its care. The NHS Foundation Trust entered the guilty plea to four offences at Stafford Magistrates’ Court. These charges including deaths of 77-yaer-old Lillian Tucker, 90-year-old Ivy Bunn, 83-year-old Edith Bourne and 93-year-old Patrick Daly between 2005 and 2014.
The Trust’s lawyer, David Lewis, informed District Judge, Jack McGarva, that “in relation to each of the charges I have the authority of the trust special administrator to enter a plea of guilty,” adding that “I also have specific instructions to take this first public opportunity to express very sincere condolences to the families of all four individuals, and to apologise for the shortcomings in care which caused them so much pain and distress.” Meanwhile on the other hand, Prosecutor Bernard Thorogood pointed out that the “three of the individuals concerned arrived at hospital vulnerable to falls, had falls and suffered injuries from those falls, which are connected then to the loss of life.” Whereas the fourth death was caused by poor record-keeping and irresponsible management since the patient was given penicillin, despite being allergic to the antibiotic.
Mr Thorogood mentioned that “the problems identified by the investigation were clearly of long standing and the harm caused was of the highest order,” and “for those reasons we submit that the right course is to send the case for sentence at the Crown Court.”
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