Hospital where baby died from infected feed had ‘entirely unsafe system’

Aviva Otte in her mother’s arms. Tests on samples of baby feed did not come back until after Aviva had died Photograph: Supplied

An NHS trust that gave four newborn babies contaminated feed has admitted that it was operating “an entirely unsafe system” at the time they became infected.

The admission came during evidence by a senior doctor at Guy’s and St Thomas’ trust (GSTT), who led its investigation into the outbreak, during an inquest into how one of the very premature babies died.