Blitz Bureau
Apolice investigation into allegations of preventable deaths and injuries at an NHS trust has doubled the number of cases it is looking at, as per a BBC report on January 7. The claims centre on care and treatment provided by University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust between 2015 and 2021.Sussex Police started looking in 2023 into an initial 105 cases, but the number is now more than 200.
The force says the investigation is “active and ongoing”, but it will “not be providing specific details around case numbers at this time”. Police became involved after two whistleblowers raised allegations of medical negligence at two of the trust’s departments – neurosurgery and general surgery, including concerns about at least 40 deaths. The increase in cases is linked to more families having contacted the police.
