File on 4 Investigates

Critical Condition: Allegations of failings at Great Ormond Street


Listen Later

Great Ormond Street Hospital in London has a global reputation for providing outstanding care to children with the most complex medical conditions who need expert help.

The hospital, known as GOSH, boasts more specialist services for children under one roof than any other and employs some of the country's leading doctors to staff them.
The vast majority of the 43,000 children who stay at GOSH every year receive care which befits its reputation.
But when things go wrong, is the hospital being transparent about its failings and does it do everything it can to prevent mistakes being repeated?
When serious mistakes happen hospitals are duty-bound to launch serious incident investigations to understand what exactly happened and report them to external bodies.
But File on 4 investigates claims that in some cases the hospital has failed to declare serious incidents despite evidence of harm.
Reporter Michael Buchanan began investigating how the hospital deals with errors after attending the inquest of 14-year-old Amy Allan, from North Ayrshire, who died following elective back surgery.
Michael returns to Scotland six months later to investigate how the hospital responded to Amy's death and meets other families who say they cannot get the answers they're seeking.

Producer: Ben Robinson

Reporter: Michael Buchanan
Editor: Carl Johnston

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

File on 4 InvestigatesBy BBC Radio 4

  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3
  • 4.3

4.3

32 ratings


More shows like File on 4 Investigates

View all
Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,588 Listeners

From Our Own Correspondent by BBC Radio 4

From Our Own Correspondent

376 Listeners

More or Less by BBC Radio 4

More or Less

891 Listeners

Newshour by BBC World Service

Newshour

1,049 Listeners

Money Box by BBC Radio 4

Money Box

32 Listeners

In Our Time by BBC Radio 4

In Our Time

5,470 Listeners

The Documentary Podcast by BBC World Service

The Documentary Podcast

1,801 Listeners

6 Minute English by BBC Radio

6 Minute English

1,758 Listeners

Learning English Conversations by BBC Radio

Learning English Conversations

1,043 Listeners

Profile by BBC Radio 4

Profile

106 Listeners

F1: Chequered Flag by BBC Radio 5 Live

F1: Chequered Flag

779 Listeners

Crossing Continents by BBC Radio 4

Crossing Continents

76 Listeners

Moral Maze by BBC Radio 4

Moral Maze

72 Listeners

The Briefing Room by BBC Radio 4

The Briefing Room

81 Listeners

Newscast by BBC News

Newscast

624 Listeners

You're Dead to Me by BBC Radio 4

You're Dead to Me

3,180 Listeners

The Slow Newscast by The Observer

The Slow Newscast

164 Listeners

Americast by BBC News

Americast

723 Listeners

The Story by The Times

The Story

260 Listeners

Cyber Hack by BBC World Service

Cyber Hack

1,632 Listeners

Radical with Amol Rajan by BBC Radio 4

Radical with Amol Rajan

52 Listeners

The History Podcast by BBC Radio 4

The History Podcast

65 Listeners

Shadow World by BBC Radio 4

Shadow World

33 Listeners

Marianna in Conspiracyland by BBC Radio 4

Marianna in Conspiracyland

48 Listeners

The Crime Agents by Global

The Crime Agents

40 Listeners