Meridian East Kent Hospitals Nhs Trust

Two years after a report found 45 babies died unnecessarily, East Kent Hospitals Trust is under review again after an increase in neonatal deaths.

Dr Bill Kirkup’s 2022 report found that if women and babies had received nationally recognised standards of care then 45 babies may have survived.

A children’s doctor jailed for child sex offences in Kent has “undermined trust” in the profession, a medical tribunal has been told.