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Operation Rochester' - 'Case Summary' with subheadings 'Background' and 'Police Investigations'

Refers to: Gosport War Memorial Hospital, Fareham and Gosport Primary Care Trust, Portsmouth Health Care (NHS) Trust, Doctor Jane Barton (Clinical Assistant in Elderly Medicine), Operation Rochester, Hampshire Police Major Crime Department, medicines, death certificates, Gladys Richards (died 21 August 1998), Royal Haslar Hospital, Mrs Mackenzie, Gosport CID, Crown Prosecution Service, Reviewing CPS Lawyer, second investigation (commenced 17 April 2000), Professor Brian Livesley (Academy of Experts), Professor Livesley's report (dated 9 November 2000), Mr Philip James Beed, Ms Margaret Couchman, Ms Christine Joice, meeting between senior police officers, Mr Paul Close (CPS caseworker), Treasury Counsel and Professor Livesley (dated 19 June 2001), legal ingredients of gross negligence/manslaughter, Professor Ford, Professor Mundy, General Medical Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Commission for Health Improvement, CHI investigation report (published May 2002), Sir Liam Donaldson (Chief Medical Officer), Professor Richard Baker's audit, Anita Tubbritt, bundle of documents re staff concerns in 1991 and 1992, syringe drivers, Wessex Protocol, Hampshire Police Support Headquarters, third police investigation (commenced 23 September 2002), Alexander Harris (firm of solicitors), Graham Pink (Charge Nurse dismissed for ""whistle blowing""), Isabel Evans (Patient Care Manager), Professor Robert Forrest (specialist in Toxicology), patient categories: Optimal care, Sub-Optimal care and Negligent care, CPIA 1996, Matthew Lohn (medical/legal expert), Dr Andrew Wilcock, Guidance for Medical Experts document, Criminal Gross Negligence, Unlawful Act, Homicide, category 3 cases (Elsie Devine, Elsie Lavender, Arthur Cunningham, Sheila Gregory, Robert Wilson, Jean Stevens, Enid Spurgen, Helen Service, Ruby Lake, Norma Windsor, Clifford Houghton, Thomas Jarman, Edwin Carter), expert report of Dr Wilcock, expert report of Dr Black, witness list, family member witness statements, medical and nursing witness statements, police officer witness statements, transcript suspect interviews and medical records. [Note - page 2 is duplicated] Associated with: CPS001582 to CPS001584.

Summary

Unique ID:
CPS001585
Date:
23 Dec 2004
Contributing organisation:
Crown Prosecution Service
Number of pages:
10
Redactions:
Yes
Referenced in the report:
No