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‘Culture of fear’ at hospital where junior surgeons assaulted, report finds

A surgeon physically assaulted two trainees at a Brighton hospital during an operation, a fresh report has revealed. A review by the Royal College of Surgeons discovered instances of bullying and harassment at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, and a ...

07 Feb 2024 at 18:15

Brighton hospital must address culture and leadership issues, inspectors warn

Bosses of a Brighton hospital must address issues over its culture and leadership at an “urgent pace”, health inspectors have warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed the culture in surgery theatres at Royal Sussex County Hospital was ...

14 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Hospital admits failings in care for ‘avoidable’ patient death, law firm says

A hospital being investigated for alleged cases of medical negligence has admitted failings of care for a patient who died in 2019, a law firm has said. The family of Ralph Sims are urging the trust which runs Royal Sussex County Hospital in ...

14 Feb 2024 at 18:26

Police probe around 40 deaths at Brighton hospital

The deaths of around 40 people at a hospital are being investigated by police. Detectives are looking into allegations of medical negligence at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton over a five-year period. The claims concern alleged ...

10 Jun 2023 at 10:24

Some specialist operations suspended at hospital by watchdog

The health watchdog has demanded urgent action at a Brighton hospital after suspending some specialist operations. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) undertook an unannounced inspection of the gastrointestinal surgery department at the ...

01 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Surgeon ‘used Swiss army knife to cut open patient’

A surgeon used a Swiss army knife to open up the chest of a patient in cardiac arrest because he claimed he could not find a sterile scalpel. The patient, treated at Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton in December 2023, survived,...

02 Oct 2024 at 15:18

Woman, 31, left in hospital corridor for hours at ‘most vulnerable’ – inquest

The family of a 31-year-old woman said she was “abandoned” in a hospital corridor for hours before her death, an inquest has heard. Tamara Davis was said to be in her “most vulnerable moments” when she was left on a trolley in a ...

14 Oct 2024 at 18:30

Trans person took life outside hospital after ‘screaming for help’ – inquest

A 29-year-old trans person who felt “dismissed, ignored and lied to” by mental health workers took their own life outside a hospital despite “screaming very loudly for help to stay alive”, their mother has told an inquest. ...

02 Jul 2024 at 12:55

Around 200 cases believed to be part of hospital medical negligence probe

A police force investigating allegations of medical negligence at a hospital trust is believed to be looking at around 200 cases. Sussex Police are investigating cases of patient deaths and serious injury at the Royal ...

07 Jan 2025 at 13:35

Doctor concerned activist influenced daughter over cancer treatment – inquest

An NHS doctor has said she was concerned that a former nurse-turned-conspiracy theorist influenced her daughter’s refusal of cancer treatment, an inquest heard. Paloma Shemirani, 23, died at Royal Sussex County ...

18 Jul 2025 at 16:53

Bereaved families ‘not surprised’ by Sussex trust rated third worst in country

Bereaved families have said they are “not surprised” that a Sussex-based NHS trust has been rated third worst in the country after “repeated failures” were underlined during their loved ones’ inquests. The ...

12 Sept 2025 at 11:53

Woman who died after refusing chemotherapy ‘adversely influenced’ by mother

The twin brother of a woman who died after being “influenced” into not having chemotherapy by their mother has called inquest findings “a failure of the state”. Paloma Shemirani, 23, collapsed on July 19 ...

02 Oct 2025 at 16:27

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