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00:01Rosie, please don't, don't move!
00:04Why is he trying to blame Rosie's death on the birth?
00:07There was nothing normal about the brutality Rosie experienced.
00:11Sophia cancelled that referral. She's responsible for Rosie's death.
00:14The only doctors referred from QM to the MIU in the last three years
00:17were two anaesthetists and two junior doctors.
00:19Do you think the Trust pushed those patients to make a complaint?
00:22There is nothing the Trust won't do to protect the hospital's reputation!
00:26I had to rescue Sophia Hernandez last night.
00:28Forceps.
00:29We're compromising the baby. We need to do a caesarean.
00:31So why on earth did you persist with an assisted vaginal delivery
00:34instead of an emergency caesarean like Mr. Mansfield told you to?
00:37It's the parents of the boy that died. They want to meet me.
00:40I thought you had a tribunal. You're cleared.
00:42Maybe they feel I owe them a better explanation.
00:45It's got nothing to do with Ben.
00:47Ruby, he's your tutor.
00:48It's not a big deal.
00:49It's a total and utter abuse of power.
00:52If you don't resign, I'll make sure you're struck off and never work again.
00:56If we merge with Oakwell, we'll be looking for a new director of psychiatry.
01:00You'd make a good candidate.
01:01There's just one thing that needs clearing up.
01:04You've visited a nightclub with Felicity Templeton.
01:07You were in possession of ecstasy.
01:09Your mission?
01:10Yep.
01:11Drug Indies exacerbation of bipolar disorder.
01:13You're suspended with immediate effect.
01:15So you know about the referral.
01:16You know what they've done to Maria Carter.
01:21Maria!
01:45I will have no ideae.
01:46You will pay for 5 years année.
01:47That's stupid.
01:48I will have no service to Mars.
01:49Matt has to work with a family.
01:50Go for it.
01:58endo.
03:03What time did you arrive here?
03:0730, 40 minutes, Scott.
03:10And when did you last speak to Miss Carter?
03:14Yesterday.
03:15You said you were concerned for her welfare.
03:20What made you concerned today?
03:21Sorry, what was the question?
03:27You were explaining what made you concerned enough to come over.
03:31Maria was an old colleague.
03:34So I knew she'd been struggling with the pressure of the investigation.
03:36So when I saw her name up on the news, I...
03:39I was worried.
03:41I was worried.
04:11What are you doing?
04:24Oh, mate.
04:25I should have borrowed this.
04:26You're the fuck out of my fucking room.
04:29A former midwife from Queen Mother's University Hospital was found dead in her home yesterday morning.
04:47It's just a minute.
04:50The woman has been identified as Maria Carter, who had recently been suspended following allegations made against her while she was working on the elderly care ward.
05:01I can't believe it.
05:04It's just awful.
05:07Once I named it the press, I can see why she felt like she had no other option.
05:13Did you ever?
05:20Investigations go on for so long.
05:23It takes a toll on you.
05:24So, I'm meeting Dr. Armitage tomorrow afternoon.
05:31Dr. Hussain wants time to consider whether or not to get involved.
05:34If she agrees, would you meet her?
05:36Of course.
05:38Right.
05:39I'm going to do a deep dive into the maternity unit's history and I'll let you know if anything comes up.
05:44Okay.
05:44I need to speak to Dr. Hollander's.
05:52She's not here today.
05:53Can I help you?
05:54What about her consultant, Mr. Mansour?
05:55Well, he's just started his ward round, so he won't be available till...
05:59Excuse me.
06:00Hang on a minute.
06:02Hey!
06:05You shouldn't be on this ward.
06:07You know, Maria Carter.
06:08She was found dead yesterday.
06:09If you don't leave my ward immediately, I'm calling security.
06:12She killed herself because of you and your department.
06:14I don't think I've ever listened.
06:15Then it's the fuck done with you.
06:16Who's been to her all?
06:17Who is she?
06:18Who's been to her all?
06:18Well, another midwife that you hounded out?
06:20What the hell are you talking about?
06:21What's going on?
06:22Poor security, Chrissie.
06:23I want this lunatic off my ward.
06:25Don't worry, mate.
06:25I'm leaving.
06:44I got on my knees, and I begged my mother, with the bottle in one hand, this one or the other, and so it turns, again and again.
07:06She woke from a slumber, with the crippled stans.
07:12She said she missed my brother, and wanted one more chance, and so it turns, again and again, the wheel.
07:26What?
07:28Have you put a lock on the door?
07:30I'm working.
07:32It's 2am, are you alright?
07:34Why do you keep asking me that?
07:36Because I'm worried about you.
07:39I'm fine.
07:40I need to finish my work.
07:41Please leave your message after the term.
07:50Ruby, where are you?
07:51Please call me back.
07:55Hey.
07:57Hey.
07:58Dr. Hussain's agreed to meet us, as long as it stays off the record.
08:03I suppose we can agree to that for now.
08:06If she says anything worthwhile, we'll just have to persuade her to let us use it.
08:11Everything okay with Ruby?
08:17Nope.
08:19She's upset because the uni have suspended that lecturer, and she thinks it's my fault.
08:25Is it?
08:26Nobody forced him to have inappropriate relations with his students, George.
08:30Okay, but did you report him?
08:32Okay, look, I saw you looked him up on our database the other day, and you know that's a breach of data protection.
08:39Don't lecture me, George.
08:41I did what any decent parent would do.
08:51Thanks for agreeing to meet me.
08:54Maria and I worked together for a number of years on the maternity unit.
08:57She was one of the good ones.
09:01Being supervised was humiliating.
09:05The only reason I'm still a doctor now is because my parents would be devastated if I quit.
09:11There were rumors of whistleblowers silenced by disciplinary action.
09:14I didn't believe them.
09:17It didn't happen to me.
09:19Incident reports went nowhere.
09:22What happened to them?
09:23They just made it really difficult for us to submit serious incidents.
09:27Lots of forms to fill in, additional sign-offs.
09:31So everyone just did the simpler, high-risk form instead.
09:34Meaning the Trust reported much lower serious incident figures to the government.
09:39Why didn't any of the families involved pursue claims against the Trust?
09:44Some did.
09:46But they'd convinced them the trauma sustained during birth, the death of a baby or mother was unavoidable.
09:51Or the patient's fault.
09:52And that wasn't possible.
09:55They paid families off quickly, but with much lower amounts than they'd have got if they'd gone to call.
09:59I assumed people responsible for staff and patient well-being would value protecting us over our hospital's reputation.
10:10I'm so naive.
10:12That maternity unit is toxic.
10:15The arrogance and incompetence of some of the consultants.
10:20Can you name any of them?
10:21I know it feels difficult, but would you be willing to put that on record?
10:27I'd rather not.
10:30I can't.
10:47Nurse Piki.
10:50When's the submission deadline?
10:51The client wants everything ready to go by the end of the month.
10:55Come here.
10:56Come on.
10:58You've got this.
10:59Yeah?
11:04Come on.
11:05Get dressed.
11:06I'll drop you off on my way into work.
11:08Oh, yes, sir.
11:09Turn this around in a second.
11:10Yes, sir.
11:11What are you doing?
11:39How long have you been sitting on this?
11:41You're probably too young to remember, but about ten years ago, QM had a major overhaul.
11:53The trust was on the brink of bankruptcy, primarily because they were constantly compensating families for avoidable incidents within maternity.
12:01The CQC rated the unit as inadequate and said something drastic had to change, otherwise they'd be shut down.
12:07So, award-winning obstetrician Eric Soares was appointed as the new chief medical director.
12:13The trust felt he'd be well-placed to bring about a new era of change alongside Aaron Mansoor, QM's lead obstetrician.
12:21Well, within years, they were winning regional and national awards and had one of the country's best normal birth rates.
12:28Their cesarean rates were as low as 14% in 2020.
12:32Yep. When most other trusts were still hovering around 22 to 26%.
12:38How did they turn things around so quickly? Must have cost a fortune.
12:42Exactly.
12:44So, I put in an urgent Freedom of Information request for the trust finances.
12:48They immediately blocked it, but trying to see if I can get around that.
12:52Sir, did you manage to get hold of their serious incident data?
12:58Yes.
12:59The data QM submitted to the Department of Health is significantly better than nearby trusts of equivalent size.
13:06That tallies with what Dr Armitage and Dr Essane said.
13:10Even if they refuse to go on record, we've got something to go on.
13:15That's not concrete evidence.
13:17We still need a witness on the inside who's prepared to go on record.
13:22George, are you all right?
13:29It's Gina.
13:31Has something happened?
13:36I found something out that's almost certainly relevant to our investigation.
13:42About Gina?
13:44If I share this, I'll be breaching Gina's client confidentiality, which will definitely mean the end of our relationship.
13:52Go on.
13:55Gina's architecture firm is creating plans for a redesign of the psychiatry unit at QM.
14:02But Gina's firm does luxury residential property, not commercial sites.
14:07Yes.
14:09A client putting together a bid to purchase the psychiatry unit.
14:12But how?
14:14The psychiatry unit isn't for sale.
14:16There's been no public consultation.
14:19Something like that would take months, years to set in motion.
14:23Who's the client?
14:25Asquith Archer Residential.
14:26There's nothing on this anywhere.
14:38So why are Asquith Archer putting together a bid for a sale that doesn't exist?
14:43I don't know, but it seems like they've been preparing this for years.
14:47Gina has details of the whole proposal.
14:50The value of the land, how much that will increase once the building is being repurposed and the less appealing psychiatric patients have moved out.
14:57We don't have enough mental health beds as it is and they want to close down the county's biggest psych unit for a bit of profit.
15:03I know.
15:04How long has Gina known about your connection to this?
15:06Uh, she realised a few weeks ago, but decided not to tell me.
15:11But ethically, I mean, morally it's wrong. Can't she see that?
15:16She said, for weeks I've been going on about how risky the place is.
15:20My patients aren't safe, staff don't know what they're doing, building isn't fit for purpose.
15:28Right. I want to know everything about Asquith Archer Residential.
15:32Well, Gina's going to kill me.
15:34I'm sorry, George, but this is too important to ignore.
15:41Okay, with this information I can expedite the request for the Trust's finance info.
15:47Oh, and George, thank you.
15:51I do understand how hard this must have been.
16:02All his parents are in the house.
16:12James, we moved in and we moved in.
16:13We've never had both in the doors.
16:16He doesn't open it, but he can break it down.
16:18I'm going to lose.
16:20No, I'm going to leave.
16:22James, Michelle doored away from the adult county.
16:25Can you open the door?
16:26Come in.
16:31Why aren't you at work?
16:37I took the day off to be here.
16:40We're here to assess your mental health, James.
16:43See if there's anything we can do to help you.
16:45There's nothing wrong with my mental health.
16:46These were found in the bedside cabinet.
16:50You know you shouldn't be mixing these tablets together.
16:53Your family and colleagues have expressed some concerns about you.
16:57Like what?
16:58Putting a lock on your door.
17:00I'm allowed to have a little privacy.
17:01Lying to your friends about what's been happening at work.
17:04He's not my friend.
17:05He's my sister's boyfriend.
17:07Why didn't you say you've been suspended?
17:09James, do you know what day it is?
17:11Yeah, it's Thursday.
17:12It's Friday, James.
17:16You've been asleep since Wednesday night.
17:18Well, I've not been sleeping very well.
17:19I took a sleeping tablet.
17:20It must have knocked me out.
17:21I spoke to your GP.
17:23You've asked for a number of different sedatives this last few weeks.
17:26Okay, I really don't, genuinely don't understand why you're here.
17:29Moth said you'd struggled with your mood before in your last job.
17:35Right.
17:36You got depressed when a nurse was nearly killed on your ward.
17:40She's worried it's happening again.
17:42Patient jumped to their death in front of you.
17:45And according to the police, you recently found the body of a close colleague.
17:48And that must have been incredibly stressful for you.
17:51Maria wasn't a close colleague.
17:53We were working on something together.
17:55About the trust.
17:57What were you working on?
17:59Okay.
18:02Um, things have been a little stressful recently, yeah.
18:07But that's got nothing to do with my mental health.
18:09It's about the trust.
18:11And I don't know why, but they're trying to pin the blame for Rosie Newman's death on me.
18:14And now Maria was Rosie's midwife, so she knew that the trust were trying to cover something up.
18:18And she's been piecing it together.
18:19Working with a woman called Victoria Hall.
18:21She's another midwife, I think.
18:23And they were going to whistleblow.
18:24But whatever they've got on the trust was serious enough for Maria to be silenced.
18:27Silenced?
18:29Yes.
18:30By the trust?
18:31Yes.
18:33Okay.
18:35Where does Victoria Hall work?
18:36I don't know.
18:38What else did Maria say about Victoria?
18:41Er, she didn't.
18:42She just mentioned her once, maybe twice.
18:47Are you sure Victoria Hall's a real person?
18:49Yes.
18:50But you've never met her and Maria didn't tell you anything else about her?
18:56You can see my problem here, James.
18:57Sometimes, when people are struggling with their mental health, they hear or see things that aren't there.
19:03You know that.
19:04Yeah, okay.
19:04Look, the key issue here is that the closer that I get to the truth, then the more the trust tried to stop me.
19:12Look, they ruined Maria's life.
19:14And when that wasn't enough, then they killed her.
19:15If I'm not careful, they'll do the same to me.
19:17Let me get this straight.
19:19You believe the hospital trust murdered a former member of staff and they're going to do the same to you?
19:25Well, when you put it like that, it sounds mad.
19:27I get that, but yes, I do.
19:30But they've even taken pictures of me, right?
19:32They've used them to turn a colleague against me.
19:35If you don't believe me, then ask Kate.
19:40She knows.
19:41Kate?
19:42McAllister.
19:42Dr McAllister.
19:43James, she requested this mental health assessment in the first place.
19:50She organised the whole thing.
19:53She's a fucking liar!
19:58Look, James, we think you need respite in a therapeutic environment where you can focus on getting better.
20:05Are you willing to come voluntarily?
20:08Or do we need to consider bringing you in on a section?
20:13It's, uh, it's fine.
20:17I'll come voluntarily.
20:23It's great we found you a private bed at such short notice.
20:27This hospital's like a luxury spa.
20:28You won't want to leave.
20:32I know it doesn't feel like it now, but it's for real good, James.
20:35I've only sectioned a handful of doctors in 14 years doing this job, and none of them have regretted it.
20:43It's a nice place, I've heard.
20:45Food's not too bad, either.
20:48There's a gym.
20:50Take your work out here with you.
20:51You'll be fine, you won't be long.
20:56It's a couple of weeks.
20:58I've never walked every day.
21:01I'm not sure you're not too late now.
21:04Are you okay?
21:05Having a bit of a panic attack, I have them sometimes.
21:09Hold on, James.
21:10Can you pull over?
21:11Yeah, just here.
21:12All right.
21:22All right, just focus on your breathing.
21:24Stay calm.
21:26I've got some water in the car.
21:32Hey!
21:33Hey!
21:39Hi.
21:40Yes.
21:40Please, please.
21:41Yeah, I need to report a patient who's just absconded.
21:52Thanks to Aaron, we've managed to smooth things over with the Patel family.
21:57So I can return to work?
21:59Yes.
22:00We're keen to have you back.
22:03What about the investigation?
22:04Freya Patel had a medical condition which she didn't disclose to us.
22:07That's what complicated the delivery.
22:11What was the condition?
22:13Some endocrine disorder.
22:15We've offered her genetic testing for any future pregnancies.
22:17She was happy with that.
22:21Leave it alone, Sophia.
22:23You know as well as I do that you're complicit in some of the worst incidents that have happened
22:27on that unit.
22:28If it were up to me, you'd be gone.
22:31But I'm giving you a second chance.
22:33You can thank Mr. Mansour.
22:34Well, we've drawn up an NDA for you, covering Babe Patel.
22:39Take it home.
22:40Read it carefully.
22:41Once you've signed it, you can return to work.
22:43Straight away.
22:50These are the Trust's financial records.
22:52There's one way to slow us down, I guess.
22:58That bunch of motherfucking jobs, Watts.
23:02Where do we start?
23:05When I was looking for news reports on the maternity unit, there was an article from years ago about
23:12the cost of critical repairs to the psychiatry unit here.
23:18It was going to cost the Trust at least $7 million to carry out the essential building repairs,
23:22so they tried to raise funds through various charity events.
23:26It says here they want a government grant of $2 million to help modernise the psyche unit in 2015.
23:31Yes, and in a later article, they mentioned that charity fundraising had already reached nearly $4 million.
23:38So they spent all that money and the unit's still falling apart?
23:42But what if the repairs were never carried out?
23:48There's no way that they invested over $6 million in that building.
23:53Don't just stand there. Help me.
24:12What are you doing?
24:28Arthur, look, I don't have time to explain.
24:31Police are looking for you.
24:32James, I'm really worried about you. I don't know what to do.
24:36Just trust me.
24:38Please.
24:41Please.
24:43Where are you going?
24:45To fix this.
24:45To fix this.
24:51Okay.
24:51Okay.
24:51You sure it's today?
25:17Yeah, yeah.
25:18And fortnight ago at the same time.
25:20It's under the name Maria Carter.
25:23I can't find anything.
25:25Can I have a look?
25:32See?
25:33There's no bookings for Maria Carter.
25:35Wait.
25:36You're here to meet Maria too?
25:38Yeah, but, um, Maria won't be coming.
25:44Have you got a minute?
25:46Maria contacted us out of the blue about a month ago.
25:48She wanted to talk to us about what went wrong during Aaron's birth.
25:51Yeah.
25:52We were confused.
25:53We thought there were problems at the time, but the hospital reassured us Kirstie's experience
25:58was normal.
25:59We asked for the medical notes, but they didn't mention any of the awful things that happened,
26:03so we dropped it and tried to get on with our lives.
26:07Did Maria ever explain to you what her intentions were?
26:10Well, she'd met with another couple like us, and if we were willing, she wanted to support
26:15us in taking legal action against the hospital.
26:18We really weren't sure now when Maria gone, what chance we got?
26:25We really weren't sure now.
26:55Can I get you something?
27:10I'm fine.
27:12So, who told you about the referral?
27:16Maria.
27:17So, Maria's concerned about Rosie's mental health.
27:26She told you that Rosie's anxiety about an infection was pathological, but you just
27:30shook down her concerns.
27:34Why, did you stop seeing your patients as people?
27:37Maria didn't clearly articulate what was wrong with Rosie.
27:40I couldn't just keep her on the ward when I couldn't see anything wrong with her.
27:44So, you missed the early signs of Rosie's psychosis because you don't see the psychological
27:47impact of birth on your patients, and also because you don't give a fuck about psychiatry.
27:51That's not true.
27:52No?
27:53So, Rosie comes to your clinic complaining about an infection again, and you still don't
27:56put two and two together.
27:59Instead, you just want me to confirm that your assessment of Rosie on the postnatal ward was
28:02right and Maria's was wrong.
28:05They just need reassurance, you said.
28:09But that was you, wasn't it?
28:12I'm an obstetrician.
28:13I'm not a psychiatrist.
28:15A good obstetrician.
28:16They'd be able to see psychiatric illness during and after pregnancy, but you didn't.
28:23And you need to make that right.
28:28How?
28:29Tomorrow we're going to the MIU, and you're going to tell them the truth.
28:31Why would I do that?
28:33Because they're coming after me, just like they did to Maria.
28:36And because you were a victim, too.
28:41Because this whole culture will never change unless someone puts a stop to it.
28:44And we can do that.
28:45You can do that.
28:46And if you don't, then...
28:49If you don't, then other people are going to get hurt.
28:57See you tomorrow.
28:58I'll let you know what time.
29:15So, public and private donations flood in to cover the psych unit renovations.
29:20But from this financial data, there's no evidence any of the money was ever spent on it.
29:27Obstetricians spent large amounts on improvements during the same period, but we don't have a concrete money trail.
29:35You said the owner of Asquith Archer Residential was Tamsin...
29:39Warwick.
29:40Warwick.
29:40What do we know about her?
29:42Well, she founded the company in 2009, after she was working at a successful property life several years.
29:50Asquith Archer specialises in large-scale redevelopment of, you know, industrial sites, warehouses, mills...
29:57Not NHS property?
29:59No.
30:00This is her first.
30:01So, who tipped them off about the psych unit?
30:04I'm still trying to make a connection.
30:05I've got an email from Dr. Ford.
30:18He wants to come in first thing in the morning.
30:21Well, should we let the police now?
30:23We'll make them aware.
30:24We'll speak to him first.
30:25Then they can escort him back to the hospital once we're done.
30:28We'll speak to him first.
30:58We'll speak to him first.
31:28We'll speak to him first.
31:30We'll speak to him first.
31:31We'll speak to him first.
31:33I don't know.
32:03Eric, I just, um, I just wanted to check that you got my email.
32:08What?
32:09I wondered if I could take sabbatical before I started the new job.
32:14There is no job for you, Kate.
32:17Wait a minute. What do you mean?
32:20I did everything you asked. I did more than that.
32:23I even agreed to James' assessment for sectioning against my better judgment.
32:26Did you really think we'd keep employing you after you'd slept with your trainee?
32:33I had hoped that being a consultant here for every decade might count this whole thing.
32:38It doesn't.
32:42And you can expect to hear from the MIU.
32:44Are you sure Dr. Hernandez has agreed to this?
32:52She'll be here. She will.
33:00Yesterday I met a couple that Maria was trying to persuade to take legal action against the trust.
33:04Maria said that there are dozens just like them that were mistreated in maternity that were then made to believe that it was their fault.
33:12None of the incident reports have names. We can't do anything with them.
33:18Yeah, but we've got dates. There's dates.
33:20So if we can just get access to the maternity database, then we can match the dates to the patients and we can show the discrepancy.
33:26There's no way the trust is going to give us access.
33:28Even if they do, they'll just say they were done by Maria, a midwife they've already discredited.
33:35George is right.
33:36We need someone on the inside who's willing to speak out about what's been happening, confirm the notes have been falsified.
33:44Look, if Sophia's not going to help us, what about that couple you met?
33:47Well, he's too scared of getting involved in an expensive legal action without there being a guarantee of success.
33:52I should have done this sooner.
34:08I'll help you. I'll tell the truth about Rosie and Tony and all the other cases I've seen where negligence has been covered up.
34:21He'd be implicating yourself when you could get struck off.
34:28The trust needs to be held to account.
34:33I'll be your whistleblower.
34:44I'd like to extend a special welcome to this month's Board of Directors meeting to Dr Callaghan and Dr Ajay.
34:51who'll take us through the findings of their recent investigation into Dr Ford's management of Rosie Newman.
34:57We're very grateful for you accepting the invitation to attend today.
35:01And we hope it gives you an idea of the ways we're striving to create a transparent, no-blame culture with patient safety very much at the centre.
35:10Over to you.
35:10Oh, we only agreed to come because of the legendary four-course lunch you put on after, so don't worry, we'll keep it brief.
35:17We were asked by you to review the actions of one of your junior doctors following the death of Rosie Newman.
35:23Our investigation highlighted several issues, not just with Dr Ford's management of Mrs Newman, but also the psychiatry department.
35:32However, over the course of our investigation, we have built a picture of a trust masquerading as an award-winning provider of quality health care to the local population.
35:44We've interviewed your staff and your patients, and you've presided over a dangerous maternity unit whilst allowing the psychiatry department to crumble.
35:52You can stop there.
35:53We're nearly done.
35:54Within maternity, you created a toxic, bullying culture of fear, employing intimidation tactics and the threat of referral to regulatory bodies to silence anyone who raised concerns.
36:08Patients like Rosie Newman and Tony Campbell-Brown experienced traumatic births, and you covered them up.
36:16You offered no protection for whistleblowers like Glyn Armitage, Lina Hussain, Maria Carter.
36:25Three years ago, you commissioned a valuation for the psychiatry unit that estimated its value at $32 million.
36:34Every single one of you signed off on this proposal to sell the unit.
36:37You lied to staff, claiming you were working hard to keep the psych unit open,
36:42when all along you were manipulating our investigation so that our conclusions would support what you wanted, the psych unit's closure.
36:49That is a gross misrepresentation of what this trust has been doing.
36:54We made an executive decision to channel funds into the departments that needed it most.
36:59Precisely.
37:00Money that should have been used to restore the psychiatry building and ensure its safety was funneled to maternity.
37:07You knew a run-down, poorly performing psych unit would be easier to close.
37:13When you realised the building's value, the decision was easy.
37:18But how many of you knew that your medical director intended to personally profit from the sale?
37:24That his brother's wife, Tamsin Warwick, owned the property company set up to win the contract once the tender became public?
37:33You valued the site building at $32 million, but Tamsin Warwick's company estimates they'll make upwards of £60 million
37:41from turning the building into luxury flats, the majority of which will go straight into a parent company
37:47that's jointly owned by Tamsin's husband, Rupert, and his brother, Eric Soars.
37:54You have got to be kidding me.
37:56You have brought this profession into disrepute, and you have caused unquantifiable damage to public faith in the health service.
38:06But you will pay for the damage that you've caused.
38:10By the time we're done, this trust will be tied up in legal action for years to come.
38:16How could you?
38:41I've been fired, George.
38:43I'm really sorry, by under-choice.
38:55That's what your job really does.
38:57It destroys people.
38:58It destroys people.
39:13I know I'm the last person that you want to see, but I just, um...
39:23I wanted to apologise.
39:27I should have found a way to say it sooner, but, um...
39:30Really, I'm so sorry.
39:33I better go.
39:48Nuh-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o.
39:57I strongly believe that if Dr. Hernandez had disclosed Maria Carter's prior concerns
40:15about Rosie's mental health, I would have made different clinical decisions during that
40:21first review.
40:22The fact that this crucial patient history was withheld from me speaks to wider cultural
40:29issues within QM's obstetric department that were beyond my control, but negatively affected
40:37the quality of care Rosie received.
40:43Throughout my career, I've always strived to put the interests of my patients first.
40:50It's what I tried to do with Rosie, especially during her second review when I saw how she'd
40:58been restrained.
40:59Yet I accept that my clinical judgment may, in recent times, have been less sound.
41:09But this is a direct consequence of the pressure, the stress, the occasional paranoia, and the
41:15resulting lack of trust in my colleagues that the MIU's investigation has created.
41:20And I'd be grateful if the panel could take that into account.
41:26Dr. Ford's initial review of Mrs. Newman was acceptable, given the extenuating circumstances.
41:47The same cannot be said of his later assessment.
41:52A simple conversation with Mrs. Newman's husband would have provided Dr. Ford with the information
41:56needed to ensure she received adequate sedation prior to transfer.
42:02While the coroner is yet to determine whether Mrs. Newman's fall was a premeditated or impulsive
42:07act, it was Dr. Ford's duty to keep Mrs. Newman safe.
42:13She failed to do that.
42:17Regarding Ms. Templeton, the panel accepts Dr. Ford did not supply the drugs she overdosed
42:23on.
42:24However, in taking Ms. Templeton to a distant A&E and arranging her transfer office ward, Dr.
42:33Ford put his career above her best interests, which is far from the accepted professional standard.
42:42We have therefore concluded Dr. Ford's fitness to practice is impaired by reason of misconduct
42:46and incompetence.
42:49A serious breach of good medical practice has taken place.
42:55However, Dr. Ford's complete eraser from the medical register would not be in the public
43:03interest.
43:04Dr. Ford has demonstrated insight.
43:08The risk of him repeating the aforementioned actions is low.
43:12As such, we feel a 12-month suspension sufficiently reflects the seriousness of the incidents.
43:21Dr. Ford's case will be reviewed prior to the end of the suspension period and decision made
43:27as to whether or not he can return to clinical practice.
43:34Do you guys mind if we talk about this other side?
43:54How do you take it?
44:09How do you take it?
44:11Milk.
44:12No sugar.
44:13Thanks.
44:14Milk.
44:15Milk.
44:16Milk.
44:17Milk.
44:18Milk.
44:19Milk.
44:20We built that swing for Liam.
44:21What was it?
44:22Six?
44:23Seven years ago?
44:24Uh, just before his fourth birthday.
44:27I am.
44:29I am so sorry.
44:31That's...
44:32That's not why we asked you were here.
44:33No, but I feel I need to explain.
44:38I was told all the checks had been done.
44:45Everything seemed okay.
44:48As soon as I injected the drug, I knew something was wrong.
44:54We tried.
44:55We tried and tried to resuscitate him, but he was already so weak from the cancer.
45:06We were advised not to have any contacts with you during the inquest and the trial.
45:13But the way that the hospital and your colleagues pushed all the blame onto you, instead of acknowledging
45:23the problems that allowed a mistake like this to happen in the first place, it was hard to hear.
45:30We rarely felt for you.
45:32So, when we read that you'd left clinical practice, well, I mean, deep down we knew, but we hoped
45:40that it wasn't because of Liam's death.
45:47But we don't blame you.
45:51And we need you to know that.
46:31Nice to see you all.
46:32Hey.
46:33Hey.
46:34Hey.
46:35Hey.
46:36Nice to see you too.
46:37Nice to see you too.
46:38You're back.
46:51I'm sorry.
46:52Why do both a know or very Poetslyn?
46:59I knew it enough.
47:02It's just medicine.
47:04You still can't be what you want to.
47:08It's not.
47:10You still have life.
47:11Beautiful believe in the family.
47:13It's just medicine.
47:14It's just medicine.
47:15It's just medicine.
47:16It's just medicine.
47:17It's just medicine.
47:18You've got a warm heart
47:27You've got a beautiful brain
47:29But it's disintegrating
47:32From all the medicine
47:41From all the medicine
47:48From all the medicine