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'Lethal mix' led to deaths of 11 babies and a mother at maternity unit

Eleven babies and one mother died following "a lethal mix" of failures in a "seriously dysfunctional" maternity unit at Furness General Hospital, an independent inquiry has found.

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Morecambe NHS chief accepts 'cover-up' at Furness

The chief executive of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust has admitted there was a cover-up by staff at Furness General Hospital.

Questioned by ITV News, Jackie Daniel said it was "difficult" to come to any other conclusion having read the Kirkup report which looked into failings at the hospital where 11 babies and one mother died.

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