A scandal-hit NHS trust has today pleaded guilty to the wholly avoidable death of a baby boy, in a landmark prosecution.
Harry Richford died seven days after his emergency delivery at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital in Margate.
An inquest found that his death in November 2017 was wholly avoidable and contributed to by neglect.
At Folkestone Magistrates Court today, the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust admitted failing to provide safe care and treatment to Harry and his mother, Sarah.
The trust said it had already made significant changes following Harry s death and would do everything we can to learn from this tragedy.