But he also revealed that it contained allegations about the treatment of at least one other patient. Warby said the allegations concerned “a previous incident which is not being looked at here and we can’t comment on”. He could not confirm whether the allegations involved the death of another patient at WSH – the local hospital of the health secretary, Matt Hancock. This week the Guardian further revealed that the trust had spent more than £2,500 on handwriting and fingerprint experts after demanding samples from staff. Before the inquest was adjourned Warby’s lawyer, Conor Dufficy, said the family accepted that these errors had not contributed to her death.

Source: The Guardian January 17, 2020 15:01 UTC