nottingham university hospitals pleaded guilty in the case of wynter andrews, who died from a loss of oxygen flow to the brain, after being delivered by caesarian section in 2019 at the queen s medical centre. navtej johal has been following the case. navtej, a harrowing case and a record fine. that is right. the proceedings here at nottingham magistrates court lasted less than hour but they will have significant consequences. this was only the second prosecution brought by the regulator, the care quality commission, against an nhs maternity service. the fine had been announced today of £800,000, it is the largest ever issued in the circumstances. now, it is a result of what happened three and a half years ago. sarah andrews gave birth to her daughter wynter, her first child, by cesarean section, at the
for a baby who died 23 minutes after being born. nottingham university hospitals pleaded guilty in the case of wynter andrews, who died from a loss of oxygen flow to the brain, after being delivered by caesarian section in 2019 at the queen s medical centre. navtej johal has been following the case. the proceedings here at nottingham magistrates court lasted less than an hour but they will have significant consequences. this was only the second prosecution brought by the regulator, the care quality commission, against an nhs maternity service and the fine handed out today of £800,000 is the largest ever issued in the circumstances. now, it s a result of what happened three and a half years ago. sarah andrews gave birth to her daughter wynter, her first child, by caesarean section at the queen s medical centre in nottingham. butjust 23 minutes after she was born, she died in her mother s arms.
at nottingham s queen s medical centre after experiencing painful contractions. however, she wasn t examined and was sent home with aromatherapy oils and told to have a bath instead. four days later, she was admitted to the hospital, but her care didn t follow local and national guidance, leading to multiple missed opportunities. the next day, winter andrews died from a loss of oxygen flow to the brain just 23 minutes after she was born by caesarean section. a year later, an inquest ruled winter s death could have been prevented if staff had delivered her earlier. the chief executive of the trust apologised to winter s parents today and says lessons have been learned since her death. i would like to offer my sincere apologies to mr and mrs andrews for the failings in care that led to the tragic death of their baby winter.
four o clock that morning. the three people were taken to the queen s medical centre in nottingham. both children died at the hospital and the woman remains in critical condition. the fire was started deliberately and nottinghamshire police are now appealing for witnesses. what more have police said? the investigation was launched later today. detective chief inspector greg magill, who is leading the investigation, said the circumstances were tragic and very sad and his thoughts with the family of those involved. detectives are working hard and will be in the local area. there will be a large police
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