All language subtitles for Malpractice.S02E05.1080p.ITVX.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-RAWR

Rosie, please stop. Don't move!

Why is he trying to blame
Rosie's death on the birth?

There was nothing normal about
the brutality Rosie experienced.

Sophia cancelled that referral.

She's is responsible
for Rosie's death.

The only doctors referred from QM
to the MIU in the last three years

were two anaesthetists
and two junior doctors.

You think the Trust pushed those
patients to make a complaint?

There is nothing
the Trust won't do

to protect the
hospital's reputation.

I had to rescue Sophia
Hernandez last night.

Forceps. We're compromising the
baby. We need to do a caesarean.

So, why on earth did you persist
with an assisted vaginal delivery

instead of an emergency caesarean
like Mr Mansoor told you to?

It's the parents of the boy
that died. They wanna meet me.

I thought you had a
tribunal. You're cleared?

Maybe they feel I owe
them a better explanation.

It's got nothing to do with Ben.

Ruby, he's your tutor.
It's not a big deal.

It's a total and
utter abuse of power!

If you don't resign, I'll
make sure you're struck off

and never work again.

If we merge with Oakwell,

we'll be looking for a new
director of psychiatry.

You'd make a good candidate.

There's just one thing
that needs clearing up.

You visited a nightclub
with Felicity Templeton.

You were in
possession of ecstasy.

New admission? Yep.

Drug-induced exacerbation
of bipolar disorder.

You're suspended with immediate
effect. You know about the referral?

You know what they've
done to Maria Carter?

KNOCKS ON WINDOW Maria!

PHONE VIBRATES

KNOCK AT DOOR

What time did you arrive here?

30, 40 minutes ago?

And when did you last
speak to Ms Carter?

Yesterday.

You said you were...
concerned for her welfare.

What made you concerned today?

S-Sorry, what was the question?

You were explaining what made you
concerned enough to come over.

Maria was an old colleague.

I knew she'd been struggling with
the pressure of the investigation,

so when I saw her
name on the news, I...

..I was worried.

DOORBELL BUZZES

DOORBELL BUZZES CONTINUOUSLY

ENGINE STARTS

TYRES SCREECH

What are you doing?
All right, mate?

I just wanna borrow this.

Get the fuck out
of my fucking room.

NEWS: 'A former midwife from
Queen Mothers University Hospital

'was found dead in her
home yesterday morning.

'Her body was discovered...'

Kids, shush a minute.

'..by a colleague
concerned for her welfare.

'The woman has being
identified as Maria Carter,

'who had recently been suspended

'following allegations
made against her

'whilst she was working
on the elderly-care ward.'

Can't believe it.

It's just awful.

Once her name hit the press...

I can see why she felt like
she had no other option.

Did you ever...?

Investigations... that
go on for so long,

it takes a toll on you.

So, I'm meeting Dr Armitage
tomorrow afternoon.

Dr Hussain wants time to consider
whether or not to get involved.

If she agrees,
would you meet her?

Of course. Right.

I'm gonna do a deep dive into
the Maternity Unit's history.

And I'll let you know if
anything comes up. OK.

Hi. I need to speak to Dr Hernandez.
She's not in today. Can I help you?

Her consultant, Mr Mansoor?

Oh, he's just started his ward round
so he won't be available till...

Excuse me? Hang on a minute!

Hey!

You shouldn't be on this ward.

You know Maria Carter? She
was found dead yesterday.

If you don't leave my ward
immediately, I'm calling security.

She killed herself because
of you and your department.

I've had enough of this. Hey,
listen, I'm not done with you.

Who's Victoria Hall? Who is she?

Another midwife that
you hounded out?

What the hell are
you talking about?

What's going on? Call
security, Chrissy.

I want this lunatic off my ward.

Don't worry, mate. I'm leaving.

♪ I got on my knees

♪ And I begged my mother

♪ With a bottle in one
hand It's one or the other

♪ And so it turns,
again and again

♪ She woke from her slumber
With a crippled stance

♪ She said she miss my brother
And wanted one more chance

♪ And so it turns... ♪

KNOCK ON DOOR WOMAN: James?

♪ The wheel. ♪

PAUSES MUSIC What?

Have you put a lock on the door?

I'm working. Well, it's
2am. Are you all right?

Why do you keep asking me that?

Because I'm worried about you.

I'm fine.

Need to finish my work.

MUSIC RESUMES

AUTOMATED: 'Please leave
your message after the tone.'

Rubi, where are you?
Please call me back.

Hey. Hey.

Dr Hussain's agreed to meet us as
long as it stays off the record.

Well, I suppose we can
agree to that for now.

If she says anything
worthwhile, we'll just...

..have to persuade
her to let us use it.

Everything OK with Rubi? No.

She's upset because the uni
have suspended that lecturer,

and she thinks it's my fault.

Is it?

Nobody forced him to have
inappropriate relations

with his students, George.

OK. But did you report him?

OK, look, I saw you looked him
up on our database the other day,

and... you know that's a
breach of data protection.

Don't lecture me, George.

I did what any decent
parent would do.

Thanks for agreeing to meet me.

Maria and I worked together
for a number of years

on the Maternity Unit.

She was one of the good ones.

Being supervised
was humiliating.

The only reason I'm
still a doctor now is...

because my parents would
be devastated if I quit.

There were rumours of
whistle-blowers silenced

by disciplinary action.

I didn't believe them...
till it happened to me.

The incident reports went
nowhere. What happened to them?

They just made it really difficult
for us to submit serious incidents.

Lots of forms to fill
in, additional sign offs.

So everyone just did the
simpler high-risk form instead.

Meaning the Trust reported much
lower serious incident figures

to the government.

Why didn't any of
the families involved

pursue claims against the Trust?

Some did.

But they'd convince them the
trauma sustained during birth,

the death of a baby or
mother, was unavoidable

or the patient's fault.

When that wasn't possible,
they paid families off quickly

but with much lower amounts
than they'd have got

if they'd gone to court.

I assumed the people responsible
for staff and patient wellbeing

would value protecting us
over a hospital's reputation.

I was so naive.

That maternity unit is toxic.

The arrogance and incompetence
of some of the consultants...

Can you name any of them?

I know it feels
difficult, but...

would you be willing
to put that on record?

I'd rather not.

I can't.

No peeking.

When's the submission deadline?

Our client wants everything ready
to go by the end of the month.

Come here. Go on.

You've got this. Yeah?

Come on, get dressed.

I'll drop you off on
my way into work, yeah.

Oh, yes, sir.

Can turn this around
in seconds. HE CHUCKLES

What're you doing?

How long have you
been sitting on this?

You're probably too
young to remember,

but about ten years ago,
QM had a major overhaul.

The Trust was on the
brink of bankruptcy,

primarily because they were
constantly compensating families

for avoidable incidents
within Maternity.

The CQC rated the
unit as inadequate

and said something
drastic had to change,

otherwise they'd be shut down.

So award-winning
obstetrician Eric Sawers

was appointed as the new
chief medical director.

The Trust felt he'd be well-placed
to bring about a new era of change

alongside Arun Mansoor,
QM's lead obstetrician.

Well, within years, they
were winning regional

and national awards

and had one of the country's
best "normal" birth rates.

Their caesarean rates were
as low as 14% in 2020?

Yep, when most other trusts were
still hovering around 22 to 26%.

But how did they turn
things around so quickly?

It must have cost a fortune.

Exactly.

So, I put in an urgent
Freedom of Information request

for the Trust's finances.

They immediately blocked it.

But... I'm trying to see
if I can get around that.

Did you manage to get hold of
their serious-incident data?

Yes.

The data QM submitted to the
Department of Health is...

significantly better than nearby
trusts of equivalent size.

That tallies with what Dr
Armitage and Dr Hussain said.

Even if they refuse to go on record,
we've got something to go on.

That's not concrete evidence.

We still need a
witness on the inside

who's prepared to go on record.

George, are you all right?

It's Gina.

Has something happened?

I found something out that's
almost certainly relevant

to our investigation.

About Gina?

If I share this, I'll be breaching
Gina's client confidentiality,

which will definitely mean
the end of our relationship.

Go on.

Gina's architecture
firm is creating plans

for a redesign of the
psychiatry unit at QM.

But... Gina's firm does
luxury residential property,

not commercial sites.

Yes.

Her client's putting together a bid
to purchase the psychiatry unit.

But how? The psych
unit isn't for sale.

There's been no
public consultation.

Something like that
would take months,

years to set in motion.

Who's the client? Asquith
Archer Residential.

KEYBOARD CLICKS

There's nothing
on this anywhere.

So why are Asquith Archer
putting together a bid

for a sale that doesn't exist?

I don't know, but...

it seems like they've been
preparing this for years.

Gina has details of
the whole proposal,

the value of the land,

how much that will increase once
the building's being repurposed

and the "less appealing"
psychiatric patients are moved out.

We don't have enough mental
health beds as it is,

and they wanna close down the
county's biggest psych unit

for a bit of profit?
I, er... I know.

How long has Gina known about
your connection to this?

Er, she realised a few weeks
ago but decided not to tell me.

But, ethically, I mean,
morally, it's wrong.

Can't she see that?

She said for weeks, I've been going
on about how risky the place is,

the patients aren't safe, staff
don't know what they're doing...

..the building isn't
fit for purpose.

Right. I wanna know everything
about Asquith Archer Residential.

Gina's gonna kill me.

I'm sorry, George, but this
is too important to ignore.

OK. With this information,
I can expedite the request

for the Trust's finance info.

Oh, and, George...

..thank you.

I do understand how hard
this must have been.

KNOCKING

DOOR HANDLE JIGGLES,
KNOCKING CONTINUES

FROM OUTSIDE: Will's
parents own the house.

James moved in a year ago.

We've never had
locks on the doors.

If he doesn't open it, we can
break it down or get a locksmith.

No, wait. KNOCKING

James, it's Michelle Dornaway
from the Adult Care Team.

Can you open the door?

JAMES: Coming.

Why aren't you at work?

We took the day off to be here.

We're here to assess your
mental health, James,

to see if there's anything
we can do to help you.

There's nothing wrong
with my mental health.

These were found in
the bedside cabinet.

You know you shouldn't be
mixing these tablets together.

Your family and colleagues have
expressed some concerns about you.

Like what?

Putting a lock on your door.

I'm allowed to have
a little privacy.

Lying to your friends about
what's been happening at work.

He's not my friend. He's
my sister's boyfriend.

Why didn't you say
you'd been suspended?

James, do you know
what day it is?

Yeah, it's Thursday.

It's Friday, James.

You've been asleep
since Wednesday night.

Well, I've not been
sleeping very well.

I took a sleeping tablet.
It must have knocked me out.

I spoke to your GP.

You've asked for a number
of different sedatives

this last few weeks.

OK, I really don't... genuinely
don't understand why you're here.

Martha said you struggled with
your mood before, in your last job.

Right.

You got depressed when a nurse was
nearly killed on your ward. OK.

She's... She's worried
it's happening again.

A patient jumped to their
death in front of you

and according to the police,

you recently found the
body of a close colleague.

I mean, that must have been
incredibly stressful for you.

Maria wasn't a close colleague.

We were working on something
together about the Trust.

Well, what were you working on?

OK.

Erm... JAMES CLEARS THROAT

Things have been a little
stressful recently, yeah,

but that's got nothing to
do with my mental health.

It's about the Trust.

I don't know why,

but they're trying to pin the blame
for Rosie Newman's death on me.

Now, Maria was Rosie's midwife,

so she knew the Trust were
trying to cover something up,

and she's being
piecing it together,

working with a woman
called Victoria Hall.

She's another midwife, I think.
They were gonna whistle-blow.

But whatever they've got on
the Trust was serious enough

for Maria to be silenced.

Silenced? Yes.

By the Trust? Yes.

OK, er, where does
Victoria Hall work?

I don't know.

And what else did Maria
say about Victoria?

Er, she didn't.

She just... She just mentioned
her once, maybe twice.

Are you sure Victoria
Hall's a real person?

Yes.

But you've never met her,

and Maria didn't tell you
anything else about her?

You can see my
problem here, James.

Sometimes, when people are
struggling with their mental health,

they hear or see things that
aren't there - you know that.

Yeah, OK.

Look, the key issue here is that
the closer that I get to the truth,

then the more the
Trust try to stop me.

Look, they... they
ruined Maria's life,

and then when that wasn't
enough, they killed her.

If I'm not careful,
they'll do the same to me.

Let me get this straight -

you believe the Hospital Trust
murdered a former member of staff

and they're gonna
do the same to you?

When you put it like that,
it sounds mad - I get that -

but, yes, I do.

Look, they've even taken
pictures of me, right.

They've used them to turn
a college against me.

If you don't believe... If...

If you don't believe
me, then ask Kate.

She knows. Kate?

McAllister. Dr McAllister.

James, she requested this
Mental Health Act assessment

in the first place.

She organised the whole thing.

She's a fucking liar!

Look, James... we
think you need respite

in a therapeutic environment

where you can focus
on getting better.

Are you willing to
come voluntarily?

Or do we need to consider
bringing you in on a section?

It's, er... It's fine.

I'll come voluntarily.

It's great we found you a
private bed at such short notice.

This hospital's like a luxury
spa. You won't wanna leave.

I know it doesn't feel like it now,
but it's for your own good, James.

I've only sectioned
a handful of doctors

in 14 years doing this job, and
none of them have regretted it.

It's a nice place, I've heard.
Food's not too bad either.

SHE CHUCKLES

SPEECH MUFFLES: I
think there's a gym.

Take your work
out gear with you.

You'll be fine.
It won't be long.

I promise.

You can go for walks every day.

And I'm sure you'll enjoy
that. JAMES EXHALES DEEPLY

NORMAL SPEECH: Are you OK?

I gonna have a panic attack.
I have them sometimes.

JAMES EXHALES DEEPLY Hold
on, James. Can you pull over?

Yeah, just here, thank you.

All right.

All right, just focus
on your breathing,

HE COUGHS Stay calm.

I've got some water in the car.

Hey! Hey!

Hi, yes. Police, please.

Yeah, I need to report a
patient who's just absconded.

Thanks to Arun, we've
managed to smooth things over

with the Patel family.

So, I can return to work?

Yes. We're keen
to have you back.

What about the investigation?

Freya Patel had a medical condition
which she didn't disclose to us.

That's what complicated
the delivery.

What was the condition?

Some endocrine disorder.

We've offered her genetic testing
for any future pregnancies.

She was happy with that.

Hmm. Leave it alone, Sophia.

You know as well as I
do that you're complicit

in some of the worst incidents
that have happened on that unit.

If it were up to
me, you'd be gone.

But I'm giving you a second
chance. You can thank Mr Mansoor.

Now, we've drawn up an NDA
for you covering Baby Patel.

There, take it home,
read it carefully.

Once you've signed it, you can
return to work straight away.

These are the Trust's
financial records.

It's one way to slow
us down, I guess.

That bunch of
motherfucking jobsworths.

Where do we start?

When I was looking for news
reports on the maternity unit,

there was an article
from years ago

about the cost of critical
repairs to the psychiatry unit.

Here.

It was gonna cost the Trust
at least seven million

to carry out the essential
building repairs,

so they tried to raise funds
through various charity events.

It says here they won a
government grant of two million

to help modernise the
psych unit in 2015.

Yes, and in a later article, they
mention that charity fundraising

had already reached
nearly four million.

So, they spent all that money, and
the unit's still falling apart?

But what if the repairs
were never carried out?

There's no way that they invested
over six million in that building.

Well, don't just
stand there, help me.

What are you doing?

Martha. Look, I... I don't
have time to explain.

The police are looking for you.

James, I'm really worried about
you. I don't know what to do.

Just... trust me.

Please.

SOFTLY: Please.

Where are you going?

To fix this.

SOFTLY: Thank you.

You're sure it's
today? Yeah, yeah.

And a fortnight ago
at the same time.

It's under the
name Maria Carter.

I can't find anything.
Can I have a look?

See, there's no bookings
for Maria Carter.

Wait, you're here
to meet Maria too?

Yeah. But... But, erm...

..Maria won't be coming.

Have you... Have
you got a minute?

Maria contacted us out of
the blue about a month ago.

She wanted to talk to
us about what went wrong

during Aaron's birth. Yeah.

We were confused. We thought
there were problems at the time,

but... the hospital reassured us
Kirsty's experience was normal.

We asked for the medical notes,

but they didn't mention any of
the awful things that happened,

so we dropped it and tried
to get on with our lives.

Did Maria ever explain to
you what her intentions were?

Well, she'd met with
another couple like us,

and... if we were willing,

she wanted to support us in taking
legal action against the hospital.

We... really weren't sure.

And now, with Maria gone, I
mean, what chance have we got?

BARMAID: Hiya, love.

Can I get you
something? I'm fine.

So, who told you
about the referral?

Maria.

So... Maria's concerned
about Rosie's mental health.

Cos she told you
that Rosie's anxiety

about an infection was pathological,
but you just shut down her concerns.

When did you stop seeing
your patients as people?

Maria didn't clearly articulate
what was wrong with Rosie,

I couldn't just
keep her on the ward

when I couldn't see
anything wrong with her.

You missed the early
signs of Rosie's psychosis

because you don't see
the psychological impact

of birth on your patients,

also because you don't give
a fuck about psychiatry.

That's not true. No?

So, Rosie comes to your clinic

complaining about
an infection again,

and you still don't put
two and two together.

Instead, you just want me to confirm
that your assessment of Rosie

on the postnatal ward was
right and Maria's was wrong.

"They just need
reassurance," you said.

But that was you... wasn't it?

I'm an obstetrician,
I'm not a psychiatrist.

A good obstetrician, they'd be
able to see psychiatric illness

during and after pregnancy,
but you didn't...

..and you need to
make that right.

SHE SCOFFS

How?

Tomorrow, we're going to the MIU,
and you're gonna tell 'em the truth.

Why would I do that?

Because they're coming after
me, just like they did to Maria.

And because you're a victim too.

Cos this whole culture
will never change

unless someone
puts a stop to it,

and we can do that
- YOU can do that.

And if you don't, then...

If you don't...

then other people
are gonna get hurt.

See you tomorrow.

I'll let you know what time.

So, public and private
donations flood in

to cover the psych unit renovations,
but from this financial data...

..there's no evidence any of
the money was ever spent on it.

Obstetrics spent large
amounts on improvements

during the same period,

but we don't have a
concrete money trail.

You said the owner of
Asquith Archer Residential

was Tamsin... ..Warwick.

Warwick. What... What
do we know about her?

Well, she founded
the company in 2009

after she was working at a
successful property lawyer

for several years.

Asquith Archer specialises
in large-scale redevelopment

of, you know, industrial
sites, warehouses, mills.

Not NHS property?

No. This is their first.

So, who tipped them off
about the psych unit?

I'm still trying to
make a connection.

CALLAHAN SIGHS, PHONE CHIMES

I've got an email from Dr Ford.

He wants to come in first
thing in the morning.

Well, should we let
the police know?

We'll make them aware.

We'll speak to him first,

then they can escort him back
to the hospital once we're done.

CALLAHAN SIGHS

JAMES EXHALES

RINGING TONE

WOMAN SOBS

WOMAN EXHALES SHARPLY

SOBS SOFTLY

Eric. I just, erm...

I just wanted to check that
you got my email. What?

I wondered if I could
take a sabbatical

before I started the new job.

There is no job for you, Kate.

Wait a minute. What do you mean?

I did everything you asked,
I... I did more than that.

I even agreed to James'
assessment for sectioning

against my better judgement.

Yeah, but did you really
think we'd keep employing you

after you'd slept
with your trainee?

I had hoped that being a
consultant here for over a decade

might counted for something.

It doesn't.

And you can expect
to hear from the MIU.

CALLAHAN: Are you sure Dr
Hernandez has agreed to this?

She'll be here. She will.

Erm... yesterday, I met a couple

that Maria was trying to persuade to
take legal action against the Trust.

And, erm, Maria said that there
are dozens just like them,

that were mistreated
in Maternity

that were then made to believe
that it was their own fault.

None of the incident
reports have names.

We can't do anything with them.

Yeah, but look at the
dates. There's dates.

So if we can just get access
to the Maternity database,

we can match dates to the patients
and we can show the discrepancy.

There's no way the Trust
is gonna give us access.

Even if they do, they'll... they'll
just say they were done by Maria,

a midwife they've
already discredited.

George is right.

We need someone on the inside
who's willing to speak out

about what's been happening,

confirm the notes
have been falsified.

Look, if Sophia's not gonna help
us, what about the couple you met?

No, no, they're too
scared of getting involved

in expensive legal action

without there being a
guarantee of success.

I should have done this sooner.

I'll help you. I'll
tell the truth...

about Rosie and Toni...

..and all the other
cases I've seen

where negligence
has been covered up.

You'd be implicating yourself.

And you could get struck off.

The Trust needs to
be held to account.

I'll be your whistle-blower.

I'd like to extend
a special welcome

to this month's board of directors
meeting to Dr Callahan and Dr Adjei,

who'll take us through the findings
of their recent investigation

into Dr Ford's management
of Rosie Newman.

We're very grateful for you
accepting the invitation

to attend today,

and we hope it gives
you an idea of the ways

we're striving to create a
transparent, no-blame culture

with patient safety very much
at the centre. Over to you.

Oh, we only agreed to come because
of the legendary four-course lunch

you put on after, so don't
worry, we'll keep it brief.

We were asked by you
to review the actions

of one of your junior doctors
following the death of Rosie Newman.

Our investigation
highlighted several issues,

not just with Dr Ford's
management of Mrs Newman,

but also the
Psychiatry department.

However...

over the course of
our investigation,

we have built a
picture of a trust

masquerading as an
award-winning provider

of quality health care
to the local population.

We've interviewed your
staff and your patients,

and you've presided over
a dangerous maternity unit

whilst allowing the Psychiatry
department to crumble.

You can stop there.
We're nearly done.

Within Maternity, you created a
toxic, bullying culture of fear,

employing intimidation tactics

and the threat of referral
to regulatory bodies

to silence anyone
who raised concerns.

Patients like Rosie Newman
and Toni Campbell-Brown

experienced traumatic births,
and you covered them up.

You offered no protection for
whistle-blowers like Glyn Armitage,

Lina Hussain,

Maria Carter.

Three years ago, you commissioned a
valuation for the Psychiatry Unit.

That estimated its
value at 32 million.

Every single one of you signed off
on this proposal to sell the unit.

You lied to staff, claiming
you were working hard

to keep the Psych Unit open,

when, all along, you were
manipulating our investigation

so that our conclusions would
support what you wanted -

the Psych Unit's closure.

That is a gross misrepresentation
of what this Trust has been doing.

We made an executive
decision to channel funds

into the departments
that needed it most.

Precisely.

Money that should have been used
to restore the Psychiatry building

and ensure its safety was
funnelled to Maternity.

You knew a run-down, poorly
performing Psych Unit

would be easier to close.

When you realised the building's
value, the decision was easy.

But how many of you knew that
your that you Medical Director

intended to personally
profit from the sale?

That his brother's
wife, Tamsin Warwick,

owned the property company
set up to win the contract

once the tender became public?

You valued the Psych
building at 32 million,

but Tamsin Warwick's company

estimates they'll make
upwards of £60 million

from turning the building
into luxury flats,

the majority of which will go
straight into a parent company

that's jointly owned by
Tamsin's husband, Rupert,

and his brother, Eric Sawers.

You have got to be kidding me.

You have brought this
profession into disrepute,

and you have caused
unquantifiable damage

to public faith in
the health service.

But you will pay for the
damage that you've caused.

By the time we're done,

this Trust will be
tied up in legal action

for years to come.

FRANTIC CHATTER

DOOR CLOSES

How could you?

I've been fired, George.

I'm really sorry,
but I had no choice.

That's what your
job really does.

It destroys people.

KNOCKING

I know I'm the last
person that you wanna see,

but I just, erm...

I wanted to apologise.

I should have found a way to
say it sooner, but, erm...

..I really am so sorry.

BABY CRIES

I'd better go.

I strongly believe that if
Dr Hernandez had disclosed

Maria Carter's prior concerns
about Rosie's mental health...

..I would have made
different clinical decisions

during that first review.

The fact that this crucial patient
history was withheld from me

speaks to wider cultural issues
within QM's Obstetric department...

..that were beyond my control...

..but negatively affected the
quality of care Rosie received.

'Throughout my career,

'I've always strived to put the
interests of my patients first.'

It's what I tried
to do with Rosie...

..especially during
her second review,

when I saw how she'd
been restrained.

Yet I accept that my
clinical judgement may,

in recent times,
have been less sound.

But this is a direct
consequence of the pressure,

the stress, the occasional paranoia
and the resulting lack of trust

in my colleagues that the MIU's
investigation has created.

I would be grateful if the panel
could take that into account.

Thank you.

Dr Ford? We're ready.

Dr Ford's initial review of
Mrs Newman was acceptable,

given the extenuating
circumstances.

The same cannot be said
of his later assessment.

A simple conversation
with Mrs Newman's husband

would have provided Dr Ford
with the information needed

to ensure she received adequate
sedation prior to transfer.

While the coroner
is yet to determine

whether Mrs Newman's fall

was a premeditated
or impulsive act...

..it was Dr Ford's duty
to keep Mrs Newman safe.

He failed to do that.

Regarding Ms Templeton,

the panel accepts Dr
Ford did not supply

the drugs she overdosed on.

However, in taking Ms
Templeton to a distant A&E

and arranging her
transfer off his ward,

Dr Ford put his career
above her best interests,

which is far from the accepted
professional standard.

We have therefore concluded
Dr Ford's fitness to practise

is impaired by reason of
misconduct and incompetence.

A serious breach of good medical
practice has taken place.

However...

..Dr Ford's complete erasure
from the medical register

would not be in the
public interest.

Dr Ford has
demonstrated insight...

..and the risk of him repeating
the aforementioned actions is low.

As such, we feel a
12-month suspension

sufficiently reflects the
seriousness of the incidents.

Dr Ford's case will be reviewed

prior to the end of
the suspension period

and a decision made
as to whether or not

he can return to
clinical practice.

WOMAN: Well done, James.

Do you guys mind if we, er,
talk about this outside?

Of course.

INDISTINCT CONVERSATION

How do you take it?

Oh, milk, no sugar. Thanks.

We built that swing for Liam,
what was it, six, seven years ago?

Er, just before his
fourth birthday.

I am...

I am so sorry.

Oh, that's... that's not
why we asked you here.

No, but I feel I
need to explain.

I was told all the
checks had been done.

Everything seemed OK.

As soon as I injected the drug,
I... I knew something was wrong.

We tried. We tried and
tried to resuscitate him...

..but he was already so
weak from the cancer.

We were advised not to
have any contact with you

during the inquest
and the trial.

But the way that the
hospital and your colleagues

pushed... all the blame onto you

instead of acknowledging
the problems,

that allowed a mistake like this
to happen in the first place,

it was hard to hear.

We really felt for you.

So when we read that you'd
left clinical practice,

well, I mean, deep down we knew,

but we hoped that it wasn't
because of Liam's death.

But we don't blame you...

..and we need you to know that.

Thank you.

SOFTLY: Thank you.

MUSIC: 'Medicine' by Daughter

♪ Pick it up, pick it all up

♪ And start again... ♪

Nice to see you all.

Hey. Look at him. Hey, man.

MAN LAUGHS

Hey, man. Nice to see you too.

♪ You've got a second
chance You could go home

♪ Escape it all

♪ It's just irrelevant... ♪

I'm sorry.

♪ It's just medicine... ♪

See you. ♪ It's just medicine

♪ You could still
be What you want to

♪ What you said you
were When I met you

♪ You've got a warm heart
You've got a beautiful brain

♪ But it's disintegrating

♪ From all the medicine

♪ Ooh-ooh

♪ From all the medicine. ♪

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