The Industrial Cases Reports
[2022] ICR 492
Court of Appeal
Burn
v
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
[2021] EWCA Civ 1791
2021 Oct 21;
Nov 30
Nov 30
Underhill, Singh, Elisabeth Laing LJJ
Employment— Medical profession— Disciplinary proceedings— Consultant subject to investigation by hospital trust after death of child patient— Disciplinary policy requiring trust to disclose “correspondence relating to” case— Consultant seeking disclosure of statements given by trust staff as part of investigation and letters from trust to child’s parents— Trust unable to obtain third party consents to disclosure and withholding documents— Trust further asserting letters not relevant— Whether statements “correspondence”— Whether letters “relating to” case— Whether disclosure required
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