By Press Association 2021
Tom and Sarah Richford
The parents of a baby boy who died at a scandal-hit NHS trust say they now have “some sort of justice” after spending years fighting for change.
Harry Richford’s “wholly avoidable” death in November 2017 led to East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust being charged and taken to court.
His parents say they fear that serious failings would have been “brushed under a carpet” if they had not campaigned for answers.
There have been reports that at least seven preventable baby deaths may have occurred at the trust since 2016.
On Monday the trust admitted failing to provide safe care and treatment to Harry and his mother Sarah Richford under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations, in the first prosecution of its kind.
East Kent hospitals trust admits failing to provide safe care for Harry Richford and his mother
Sarah and Tom Richford with their son Harry, who died seven days after he was born in November 2017. Photograph: Derek Richford/PA
Sarah and Tom Richford with their son Harry, who died seven days after he was born in November 2017. Photograph: Derek Richford/PA
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Mon 19 Apr 2021 06.50 EDT
First published on Mon 19 Apr 2021 06.18 EDT
An NHS trust has pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment after the death of a baby boy.
Representatives for East Kent hospitals university NHS foundation trust were in court on Monday after the death of Harry Richford seven days after his emergency delivery.
By Press Association 2021
Tom and Sarah Richford
An NHS trust has pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment following the death of a baby boy.
Representatives for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust were in court on Monday following the death of Harry Richford seven days after his emergency delivery.
An inquest found that Harry’s death at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate in November 2017 was “wholly avoidable”.
At Folkestone Magistrates’ Court in Kent, the trust admitted failing to provide safe care and treatment to Harry and his mother Sarah Richford under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations.
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Harry Richford: NHS trust pleads guilty to care failures over death of baby
An inquest found that Harry’s death in November 2017 was “wholly avoidable
Care for mothers and newborn babies at the trust has been heavily criticised (Image: PA)
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