Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Report published: 24 January 2006
We carried out an investigation into Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust, following the conviction in 2004 of a ward sister, Barbara Salisbury, on two counts of attempted murder. The conviction related to incidents that occurred at Leighton Hospital in 2002.
The aim of the investigation was to look at whether there had been failings in the systems to protect patients in 2002 and whether these failings were still a problem.
We found that the trust had failed to meet adequate standards of care. This, together with poor leadership and management, staff shortages and a lack of learning from complaints, had resulted in the safety of patients being compromised.
More information
Further information on the investigation is available in the publications listed below:
