A damning report has revealed that senior leaders from Birmingham’s biggest hospital trust failed to attend the funeral of junior doctor Vaishnavi Kumar after she killed herself.
The culture and leadership at University Hospitals Birmingham has since been examined. The Bewick-led rapid review, which was published on Tuesday March 28 found ‘clear evidence’ of entrenched, serious failings that 'require serious attention', illustrated by the handling of the 35-year-old's sudden death.
Birmingham Live reported that the findings stated there was “considerable unrest and indeed anger" over the circumstances of the death, which was not the first by suicide among Trust medics. There was also "disappointment and anger” at the lack of senior representation at Dr Kumar’s funeral.
