A NURSE has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning a baby as police launch an investigation into a rise in child deaths.
The child, admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, died “suddenly and unexpectedly” last May.
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Birmingham Children’s Hospital offers a 31-bed pediatric intensive care unit and is the largest in the UKCredit: Alamy
Staff members notified authorities of the case when the child’s condition suddenly worsened and he died the next day, May 18, 2022.
The nurse has been suspended and West Midland Police arrested her at her home in connection with the incident on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life.
She has also been suspended from her job by the regulator which means she cannot work as a nurse anywhere else.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital offers a 31-bed pediatric intensive care unit, the largest in the UK.
It is now examining a “wave” of child deaths and sudden collapses in neonatal and pediatric wards since January 2022.
An investigation into the unusual rise in deaths has been carried out by an NHS trust and all information has been handed over to the force.
As revealed by The Sunday Times, three children tragically died suddenly in hospital.
The families are informed of the findings.
dr. Fiona Reynolds, chief medical officer at Birmingham Women’s and Children NHS Foundation Trust, said: “In May 2022, a child in the pediatric intensive care unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital took a sudden and unexpected turn for the worse.
“Due to the worsening circumstances, the trust acted immediately.
“A member of staff was suspended from work and then arrested at home.
“Sadly the child later died and our thoughts are with the family.”
dr. Reynolds added that the commission “followed standard safeguarding protocol” and police were notified the same day the death occurred.
“Clinicians at the foundation undertook an extensive clinical review of deaths and sudden deteriorations in children in the pediatric intensive care unit,” she continued.
“Their findings were in turn reviewed by independent experts and shared with the police.
“At all times, our priority is patient safety, which is why we took decisive action without delay.”
A West Midlands Police spokesman said the nurse remains under investigation in connection with the child’s death last year.
He added: “A woman has been arrested at a property in the West Midlands area on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life.”
This comes after former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others.
The monster was given a life sentence which means he will die behind bars.
Evil Letby, 33, killed the infants in the neonatal intensive care unit while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital by injecting them with insulin and air.
And now medical experts investigating Letby have reportedly found evidence of “malicious acts” against other babies.
The police are currently investigating all 4,000 admissions of newborns in the two hospitals where the monster worked for four years.
Det Supt Paul Hughes previously confirmed that Cheshire Police were investigating “some incidents” from Liverpool Women’s Hospital, where Letby was admitted in 2012 and 2015.
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A child admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital died “suddenly and unexpectedly” last MayCredit: Alamy
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