Cassian Curry

“[the deceased]'s parents were not told about the Consultant [name redacted] to review, reassess and pull back [the deceased]'s central line. Whilst this was not [the deceased]'s parents' responsibility, had they known about it they would have acted as a prompt for staff on a busy ward.”

“I heard evidence that the staffing levels on the Jessops Wing are over the national requirements. This therefore led to an assumption that staffing was not an issue or a factor which led to the failure to document [the deceased]'s requirement for review. However, there is a possibility that the number of staff placed an additional burden on the consultant (more junior staff means more questions) and that fewer staff may have offered greater consistency.”

“I heard about the Jessops Unit having responsibility, not only for babies already in the unit but also for some of the sickest and most premature babies in the region. I did not hear any evidence of how the Jessops Unit access support from colleagues across the region. I heard evidence of trying to access colleagues to support the Jessops Unit directly and a buddy system but there are other neonatology consultants across the Region who could provide remote assistance potentially if encouraged to”