Police investigating dozens of patient deaths at hospital in Brighton

Police are investigating dozens of deaths at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton over a five year period, after two senior consultant surgeons who raised patient safety concerns were dismissed from their jobs.Krishna Singh and Mansoor Foroughi are bringing employment tribunal claims against University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, after losing their jobs. Singh, a general surgeon, was clinical director for abdominal surgery and medicine, and Foroughi, a neurosurgeon, specialises in brain and spine surgery.The Guardian, which broke the story, reported that the number of deaths are around 40.1 A statement from Sussex Police said that the force had “received allegations of medical negligence at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, and is currently assessing these allegations.”It added, “The concerns raised relate to neurosurgery and general surgery in a period between 2015 and 2020. Enquiries are at an early stage and this does not necessarily…
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