Stafford hospital suspends "unsafe" children"s A&E

A&E services at County hospital in Stafford have been suspended for under-18s because “senior clinicians have advised that the service is not currently clinically safe”.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS trust brought the interim measure into place from 10am on Thursday, owing to a lack of “professionally trained and experienced staff”.

The temporary changes do not affect the adult A&E, which remains open.

Liz Rix, chief nurse and acting deputy chief executive, said: “I fully appreciate the impact these temporary changes will have on families in Stafford and the surrounding area, and understand that people will be very concerned about this news.

“However, we cannot and will not continue to deliver services without the confidence that those services are safe.

“I want to thank my fellow clinical colleagues for reviewing the situation and for their advice, which has led to us taking this difficult short-term decision.

“This allows us the space to examine future options for safe children’s services at County hospital with input from our staff, regulators and partners.”

Stafford hospital suspends "unsafe" children"s A&E

Stafford inquest halted as hospital ordered to disclose the reality

An internal report by the hospital stated the treatment method Mr Moore-Robinson received may possibly have been negligent.

Last 12 months the Higher Court quashed the findings of the first inquest and ruled that a new hearing could take place, which began yesterday only to be right away adjourned.

Coroner Catherine Mason explained she was forced to halt proceedings so attempts could be made to trace more feasible witnesses who had come to light.

Ms Mason instructed the believe in to offer a complete record of employees who had been on the rota on April 1 2000.

She explained yesterday that she understood that there had been at least two far more nurses and a doctor working on the shift who had not been contacted.

The coroner informed representatives for the believe in: “I want suitable and open disclosure of any person who was concerned in April 2006. I will make that clear yet again.”

Final evening Mr Moore-Robinson’s father explained: “We had been told a quantity of many years ago by the believe in and we were offered with what we have been advised was full disclosure.

“We are eight many years in now and we are nevertheless currently being told there has not been full disclosure.

“The believe in now wants to go back and do a good deal of soul-looking. They have destroyed our lives and are still continuing to do so.

“We are speechless, we are shocked, entirely shocked.”

Stafford inquest halted as hospital ordered to disclose the reality