{"id":3599,"date":"2010-10-01T07:42:27","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T06:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2010-10-01T07:42:27","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T06:42:27","slug":"hospital-manager-loses-appeal-after-medical-negligence-cover-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2010\/10\/01\/hospital-manager-loses-appeal-after-medical-negligence-cover-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital Manager Loses Appeal After Medical Negligence Cover Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/ae2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"a&amp;e\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3605\" \/>A hospital manager who tried to <strong>cover up medical negligence that led to the death of a 20 year old man<\/strong> has lost her appeal against her sacking.<\/p>\n<p>The Patient, named as 20 year old John Moore-Robinson, died in 2006 after visiting the hospital in Staffordshire where staff failed to diagnose his ruptured spleen. He attended A&amp;E after a mountain bike accident and although he underwent x-rays to check for broken ribs, nobody checked his spleen and he died hours after being discharged.<\/p>\n<p>A Senior Hospital Consultant, Mr Ivan Phair, investigated and wrote a report on the incident which said that the death should have been avoided and that <em>&#8220;There is a high probability that the level of care delivered to Mr Moore-Robinson was negligent.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The hospital manager tried to get Mr Phair to delete his criticism from the report as she did not want it being reported to the press. She wrote 2 letters to Mr Phair making the excuse that the information would bring <strong>more distress<\/strong> on the deceased\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>This case was just one of a number of negligent incidents in Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust that were all revealed in a report by Robert Francis QC on behalf of the Healthcare Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Following the unsuccessful appeal, the Trust issued a statement that &#8220;The trust would like to take this opportunity to reiterate our sincere regret that the actions of our staff caused additional distress to the family of John Moore-Robinson&#8221;.\u00a0 Chairman of the Trust, Sir Stephen Moss said that the decision to reject the appeal &#8220;demonstrates our determination to hold our staff to <strong>account<\/strong> for their actions&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>If you have suffered as a result of medical negligence, it is vital that you instruct solicitors who are experienced specialists who deal with such claims on a regular basis. We will give you free legal advice on whether you are entitled to make a claim and deal with the claim for you on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/no_win_no_fee.php\">genuine no win \u2013 no fee<\/a> basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hospital manager who tried to cover up medical negligence that led to the death of a 20 year old man has lost her appeal against her sacking. The Patient, named as 20 year old John Moore-Robinson, died in 2006 after visiting the hospital in Staffordshire where staff failed to diagnose his ruptured spleen. 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