The deaths of around 40 people at a hospital are being investigated by police. Detectives are looking into allegations of medical negligence at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton over a five-year period.
The claims concern alleged failings in neurosurgery and general surgery. Claims of medical negligence were made by two consultant surgeons who lost their jobs after blowing the whistle about patient safety, The Guardian reported.
Officers from Sussex Police last week wrote to the trust’s chief executive George Findlay, confirming they had launched a formal investigation into “a number of deaths”, according to the newspaper. Police were investigating allegations of “criminal culpability through medical negligence” made by “two separate clinical consultants” at the trust, a letter reportedly said.
