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Published:21 June 2007

Calling health services to task

• AS chair of Camden’s health scrutiny committee I was very concerned to read of the tragic death of newborn baby, Riley Croft, at the Royal Free Hospital in March 2005.
The hospital has apologised unreservedly for the failures in Riley’s care. However when there is a terrible incident like this, people need to be assured that a thorough investigation has been carried out.
I have written to the chief executive of the hospital trust, asking him to set out what steps have been taken to respond to this incident.
I am pleased to say that last week the health scrutiny committee decided to conduct an investigation into the quality of maternity services across Camden. A cross-party group of committee members has volunteered to carry out this review.
CLLR DAVID ABRAHAMS (Lib Dem)
Kilburn Ward
Chair of the Health
Scrutiny Committee

Send your letters to: The Letters Editor, Camden New Journal, 40 Camden Road, London, NW1 9DR or email to letters@camdennewjournal.co.uk. The deadline for letters is midday Tuesday. The editor regrets that anonymous letters cannot be published, although names and addresses can be withheld. Please include a full name, postal address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for reasons of space.

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