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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Medicines courier Sciensus was warned it was failing patients three years ago

Darryn Gibson of Sciensus on a CBI panel with Amanda Pritchard (left), the head of NHS England
Darryn Gibson of Sciensus on a CBI panel with Amanda Pritchard (left), the head of NHS England. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty

The boss of a private healthcare company exposed by the Guardian for putting seriously ill children and adults at risk was warned it was failing patients three years ago.

Darryn Gibson, the chief executive of Sciensus, Britain’s biggest medicines courier, was told in November 2020 that patients with bleeding disorders were being left dangerously exposed to internal bleeding with little or no treatment at home as a result of botched, delayed or missed deliveries.

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