Heartbroken dad of EK doc who died in horror crash slams hospital working hours cover-up
Brian Connelly s daughter Lauren died after a car crash in 2011 while driving home from Inverclyde Royal Hospital where she had been working long shifts
Dr Lauren Connelly s death led to rules guaranteeing trainee medics a minimum rest period of 46 hours following a string of night shifts
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Admissions by the Scottish Health Secretary that mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic in moving patients from hospitals to care homes are “deeply frustrating”, Anas Sarwar has said.
Speaking on the BBC’s Politically Thinking podcast, Jeane Freeman said the Scottish Government had failed in “understanding the social care sector well enough” and “didn’t take the right precautions” in the early part of the pandemic.
In October, a report released by Public Health Scotland found more than 100 patients had been discharged from hospitals into care homes following a positive Covid-19 test.
Anas Sarwar said the admission by Jeane Freeman angered him (Andrew Milligan/PA)