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BBC News
3 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Parents welcome police probe into Nottingham baby deaths
Parents whose babies died under the care of maternity units in Nottingham have welcomed a corporate manslaughter investigation into an NHS trust but say it is just a "piece of the jigsaw".Nottinghamshire Police confirmed the inquiry on Monday into Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust - at the centre of the largest maternity inquiry in NHS history - after failings led to hundreds of babies dying or being injured. The mum and dad of Wynter Andrews, who died 23 minutes after being born in 2019 and of Harriet Hawkins, who was stillborn in 2016, welcomed the development, adding it look a "long time" to reach. NUH said it hoped "affected families receive the answers that they deserve". Wynter's father, Gary Andrews, told the BBC: "We've known for some time that what happened to us and our daughter Wynter shouldn't have happened, but to be explored at a criminal level - that is pretty worrying. "But we're glad the police are taking action." NUH was fined £800,000 in 2023 after admitting failings in Wynter's care in a criminal prosecution brought by healthcare regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC).The court heard how a "catalogue of failings" exposed Wynter and her mum Sarah Andrews to a "significant risk of harm". Wynter died from a loss of oxygen flow to her brain which could have been prevented had staff delivered her earlier. Mr and Mrs Andrews - who have previously been critical of regulators like the CQC - added that they hoped the watchdog would acknowledge the seriousness of the police inquiry and "act earlier" within their own capacity in future. A spokesperson for the CQC said it had "repeatedly held the trust to account" and continued to monitor the service said: "We have been clear with the trust where standards of care have fallen short and clear where action must be taken to ensure a safer service.""The findings from CQC's latest inspection of the trust's maternity services was published in March. "We continue to monitor the service closely and can inspect at any time should we have concerns that people may be at risk." 'Element of justice' Mrs Wynter added: "There have been so many families harmed and so many babies have died - and for us it's nice to know the police are now going to be investigating."But the Andrews and others, including Sarah and Jack Hawkins - the parents of Harriet Hawkins - believe there should be even further have long maintained "individuals need to be held to account". Harriet was delivered nine hours after dying at Nottingham City Hospital in April 2016 and an external review of the case concluded the death was "almost certainly preventable". "We think the investigation is great and it's really positive but it's just one piece of the jigsaw," Ms Hawkins said. However she added there was an "element of justice just getting this investigation". Mr Hawkins called the police inquiry a "huge development", adding: "Can you imagine another industry or business or school or road where there was so much death and harm from proven negligence and neglect in coroners court where it was just allowed to continue?" In a statement released by police on Monday, Det Supt Matthew Croome, from the investigation team, said: "The offence relates to circumstances where an organisation has been grossly negligent in the management of its activities, which has then led to a person's death."In such an investigation we are looking to see if the overall responsibility lies with the organisation rather than specific individuals and my investigation will look to ascertain if there is evidence that the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has committed this offence."It comes months after the trust was fined £1.6m in a second CQC prosecution for maternity failings in connection with the deaths of three babies in 2021. A joint statement from the hospital trust's chair Nick Carver and its chief executive Anthony May said: "We are fully committed to the ongoing police investigation and the Independent Review of Maternity Services, led by Donna Ockenden."We would like to reassure the public that we are determined to improve our maternity services."We know how important the police investigation and independent review are for the affected families, the trust and our local communities. We hope that affected families receive the answers that they deserve."
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Ocergy and Detect Announce Successful Deployment of 3D Radar on Blue Oracle Buoy for Bird Migration Monitoring
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ocergy, Inc. and Detect, Inc. are pleased to announce the first phase of their cooperation and the successful offshore deployment of the MERLIN™ Bird and Drone Detection Radar System on Ocergy's BLUE ORACLE Buoy. The radar was installed in early April and will remain operational on the buoy located 30 km east of Port la Nouvelle throughout the bird migration season across the Gulf of Lyon migratory corridor. Early results have been extremely encouraging, demonstrating that the enhanced stability of the OCG-Data™ platform is crucial to the accuracy of bird tracking measurements. The MERLIN radar data acquisition system is functioning flawlessly, with real-time data availability through Ocergy's proprietary SCADA & data management system. "This collaboration represents a significant advancement in offshore bird migration monitoring technology," said Gary Andrews, CEO of DeTect. "The combination of Ocergy's inherently stable OCG-Data offshore buoy with our MERLIN advanced radar technology creates an ideal solution for gathering precise avian data." "This marks the first successful deployment of a bird radar on a low-cost dedicated floater in a far offshore location," said Dominique Roddier, CEO of Ocergy. "This groundbreaking achievement enables us to collect crucial bird migration data in the actual areas used for offshore wind developments." This joint project aims to validate the coupled system, collect critical data on the European bird migration patterns, which will inform environmental impact assessments for offshore developments, and deepen our scientific understanding of avian migratory behaviors. For more information about this collaboration or to request access to the findings, please contact: press@ About Ocergy: At the crossroads between green energy generation and marine environmental restoration, Ocergy develops sustainable offshore solutions that contribute to solving climate change by reducing our carbon footprint while enabling the harvesting of renewable energies and protecting biodiversity. For more information, please visit About DeTect: DeTect, Inc. specializes in applied radar remote sensing technologies and systems for aviation safety, security and surveillance, environmental protection and wind energy, supporting projects worldwide with over 1,200 systems delivered worldwide since 2003. For more information, please visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Ocergy Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DeTect to Deliver MERLIN™ True3D™ Bird Detection Radar to Hanseo University's Flight Education Center in South Korea
DeTect's state-of-the-art MERLIN True3D bird radar is the most widely used system for commercial airport and military airfield bird-aircraft strike risk management. PANAMA CITY, Fla., Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- DeTect, Inc. (DeTect) is shipping a MERLIN True3D Bird Detection Radar (BDR) to Hanseo University's Flight Education Center in South Korea with the system to be installed and operational in mid-February. The system will be used to support flight safety for pilot training and for research, providing real-time bird and drone tracking and strike risk alerting to air traffic controllers and airfield management. DeTect and Hanseo entered into an agreement in June 2024 to deploy the MERLIN system at the training centre airstrip in Taean. "The system will be installed adjacent to the runway and will provide 24-7 real-time information on aircraft, bird and drone activity in support of flight safety" said Gary Andrews DeTect CEO. "The radar detects out to 11 kilometers around the airfield with live displays and risk alerts in the Air Traffic Control tower and other user locations." ABOUT DETECT INC: DeTect is a fully integrated radar company with research, engineering and manufacturing facilities in Florida, Canada and Poland, and offices in North Dakota, California, Hawaii, London, Poland and South Korea. The company's MERLIN BDR is the most proven and widely used system for aircraft-bird strike risk management. Other DeTect products include HARRIER™ Security and Surveillance Radars, the DroneWatcher™ counter-UAS system, MERLIN bird protection systems for wind farms, and the HARRIER Aircraft Detection Lighting System. Since 2003, DeTect has manufactured and delivered over 1100 systems in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Reference sites: View original content: SOURCE DeTect, Inc. Sign in to access your portfolio
