NHS trust is fined more than £300,000 for safety breaches

NHS trust is fined more than £300,000 for safety breaches An NHS trust has been fined more than £300,000 after five elderly patients died from falls.

The judge in the case told hospital bosses that had they been a private company the fine would have been at least £1 million.

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust admitted failing to ensure the safety of the five elderly people following a prosecution brought by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The Daily Mail