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The sudden and unexpected deaths of three children were identified at a hospital where a nurse was arrested on suspicion of poisoning, it was claimed today.
The NHS trust running Birmingham Children's Hospital - home to Britain's largest paediatric intensive care unit - has been running a review into cases of patients being treated there from January 2022.
Findings, which include the sudden and unexpected deaths of three children, have since been passed to police, the Times reports.
In one case in May last year, health staff are said to have raised concerns when a child's condition rapidly deteriorated, before being pronounced dead the following day.
A 28-year-old nurse was arrested by West Midlands Police on suspicion of administering a poison with intent to endanger life.
She has since been suspended by the trust, and the industry regulation, meaning she is unable to work as a nurse elsewhere.
The families of patients whose cases are being reviewed have also been told of the findings.
Dr Fiona Reynolds, chief medical officer at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, said: 'In May 2022, a child on the paediatric intensive care unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital deteriorated suddenly and unexpectedly.
'Due to the circumstances of the deterioration, the trust acted straight away.
'A member of staff was suspended from work and subsequently arrested at home. Sadly, the child later died and our thoughts remain with the family.'
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"The trust immediately followed the standard safeguarding protocol for the sudden unexpected death of a child, and West Midlands police were notified the same day.
"An extensive clinical review of deaths and sudden deteriorations in children on the paediatric intensive care unit has been undertaken by clinicians at the trust.
"The woman was arrested at a property in the West Midlands area on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life," a spokesperson for the police force said.
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The NHS trust running Birmingham Children's Hospital - home to Britain's largest paediatric intensive care unit - has been running a review into cases of patients being treated there from January 2022.
Findings, which include the sudden and unexpected deaths of three children, have since been passed to police, the Times reports.
In one case in May last year, health staff are said to have raised concerns when a child's condition rapidly deteriorated, before being pronounced dead the following day.
A 28-year-old nurse was arrested by West Midlands Police on suspicion of administering a poison with intent to endanger life.
She has since been suspended by the trust, and the industry regulation, meaning she is unable to work as a nurse elsewhere.
The families of patients whose cases are being reviewed have also been told of the findings.
Dr Fiona Reynolds, chief medical officer at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, said: 'In May 2022, a child on the paediatric intensive care unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital deteriorated suddenly and unexpectedly.
'Due to the circumstances of the deterioration, the trust acted straight away.
'A member of staff was suspended from work and subsequently arrested at home. Sadly, the child later died and our thoughts remain with the family.'
Sudden deaths of three children 'at hospital where nurse was arrested'
The NHS trust running Birmingham Children's Hospital - home to Britain's largest paediatric intensive care unit - has been running a review into cases of patients from January 2022.
"The trust immediately followed the standard safeguarding protocol for the sudden unexpected death of a child, and West Midlands police were notified the same day.
"An extensive clinical review of deaths and sudden deteriorations in children on the paediatric intensive care unit has been undertaken by clinicians at the trust.
"The woman was arrested at a property in the West Midlands area on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life," a spokesperson for the police force said.
Nurse arrested on suspicion of poisoning baby at Birmingham Children's Hospital
An investigation has been launched following a surge in deaths at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
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