Conservatives criticise child protection in region's hospitals

Conservatives criticise child protection in region's hospitals

Birmingham hospitals are failing to share information with social service departments when a child arrives at accident or emergency, Conservatives have claimed.

Tories accused hospitals in the West Midlands, including Birmingham Children’s Hospital, of making the same mistakes as hospitals in Haringey which failed to protect Baby P.

But health professions insisted there was no need to check with social services every time a child was admitted to A&E.