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The Furness General Hospital scandal involves an ongoing investigation by Cumbria Constabulary and a number of other government and public bodies into the deaths of several mothers and newborn babies during the 2000s at Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Cases date back to 2004, with a number of major incidents occurring in 2008. The death of Joshua Titcombe and a suppressed report by the hospital's trust brought the spotlight onto FGH in 2011 when investigations began.〔 Claims of medical records being intentionally destroyed alongside the discovery of major wrongdoing on behalf of midwives led to threats of closure to the maternity ward.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Axe threat to Furness General Hospital unit )〕 The scandal was covered in a 2012 BBC ''Panorama'' episode titled "How Safe is Your Hospital?" alongside the Stafford Hospital scandal. In June 2013, Cumbria Constabulary announced they would only be pursuing the Titcombe case and that other complaints would not proceed to a criminal prosecution. Later in the same month, the British medical community was rocked by allegations that the Care Quality Commission, which took part in investigations, was fully aware of concerns of maternity care at FGH as early as 2008 and gave the hospital a clean bill of health in 2010, having destroyed evidence to the contrary. The independently issued Morecambe Bay Investigation Report was published in 2015, stating a 'lethal mix' of 'serious and shocking' failings had led to the deaths of eleven babies and one mother. The report recommended a national review of maternity care and thorough investigations of staff members involved by the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council.〔 Numerous investigations have discovered serious failings, corruption and cover-ups on every level; however, with investigations continuing no individual has yet to be held accountable for the deaths at FGH. The criminal investigation into the scandal was concluded in April 2015 with no prosecutions. ==Notable cases== Police did not announce the specific number of deaths being investigated, however six known are listed below. Several families of the victims have revealed that they are suing the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, claiming clinical negligence. The claim of Carl Hendrickson (husband and father of Nittaya and Chester Hendrickson respectively) alone is expected to exceed £50,000.〔 * Niran Aukhaj collapsed and died in April 2008 also claiming the life of her unborn child. An inquest revealed that FGH failed to monitor her high blood pressure a week earlier.〔 * In July 2008, Thai-born Nittaya Hendrickson and her son died at FGH after she suffered an amniotic fluid embolism. Her husband claims records showing her heart rate during the birth have gone missing.〔 * In September 2008, Liza Brady's newborn baby died shortly before birth. It was alleged that midwives delayed in delivering him, despite signs of distress.〔 * An initial inquest into the death of nine-day-old Joshua Titcombe at FGH revealed the infection that killed him could easily have been treated if noticed by midwives. His parents Hoa and James claim that their pleas for antibiotics to be given to their son were ignored. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Furness General Hospital scandal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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