Dr Valerie Murphy denied accusations of misconduct after a teenager who had epilepsy died in his bath at a care unitA psychiatrist has shown no remorse for the death of a teenager with epilepsy who drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit, a medical tribunal has found. A disciplinary panel previously ruled she had “ultimate responsibility” for the teenager and should have carried out and recorded risk assessments. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) heard Sparrowhawk had already had two suspected epileptic fits at the unit, including an earlier episode in the bath, in the weeks before his death. “Furthermore, the tribunal has noted that there has been an absence of apology to Patient A’s mother and an absence of remorse for the consequences. Murphy, who denied misconduct, had admitted 30 failings in relation to his death, but the tribunal found a further nine were proved and 18 were not proved.

Source: The Guardian November 12, 2017 20:12 UTC