Ifeoma Onwuka
24 Dec 2019 · Coroner Yvonne Blake · Norfolk
The coroner's concerns
1. emergency total abdominal hysterectomy without another consultant present
“Apparent lack of confidence/ability on part of on-call consultant to perform an emergency total abdominal hysterectomy without another consultant present”
2. lack of professional curiosity about cause of DIC
“Lack of professional curiosity about cause of DIC, the haemorrhage was not enough to cause this”
3. lack of leadership and overview of Mrs Onwuka's care
“Lack of leadership and overview of Mrs [name redacted] care. Reluctance on the part of the on-call consultant to consider anything other than conservative measures until another obstetric consultant was present”
4. risk to pregnant women needing emergency surgery
“That pregnant women in the area served by this hospital may be at risk if emergency surgery is needed and this consultant has these apparent difficulties, continues with an apparent lack of professional curiosity and displays no evidence of the ability to work in a team or head a team”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.