Derek Richford on how personal tragedy led him to uncover serious failings in maternity care

Derek Richford talks to Rob Behrens about the loss of his newborn grandson, Harry, at East Kent Hospitals University Trust. He explains how his sheer persistence uncovered the truth of what went wrong and eventually led to a criminal investigation at the Trust. He also tells us what organisations involved in the complaint process can learn from his family's tragic experience.

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Derek Richford on how personal tragedy led him to uncover serious failings in maternity care is an episode from Radio Ombudsman by Radio Ombudsman.

This episode is 00:46:34 long.

This episode was published on Sep 3, 2021.

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