Portland Hospital
English private maternity hospital
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| 2022 | The hospital was described as a '5-star hotel for some very sick patients' during an employment tribunal. |
| August 25 2016 | Seven-year-old James Dwerryhouse died after staff switched off his critical monitoring equipment for nearly three hours. An investigation revealed multiple failures, including poor record-keeping and inadequate documentation of patient observations. The family subsequently launched legal action against HCA Healthcare UK, the hospital's owners. |
| 2015 | Jake Livermore and Danielle Del Guidice instructed their solicitors to investigate the care provided by private obstetrician Eleni Mavrides following their son's death. A Serious Untoward Incident Report was conducted by Portland Hospital with recommendations for improving future care. |
| 2015 | The hospital secured planning approval for a new link bridge to expand its specialist children's hospital facilities within an adjacent building. |
| May 2014 | Jake Junior, son of footballer Jake Livermore, died after a 'catalogue of errors' during childbirth at Portland Hospital. Medical staff failed to perform crucial blood tests, ignored requests for an emergency caesarean section, and delayed the procedure by 90 minutes. The baby suffered skull fractures and a brain haemorrhage, with a coroner ruling the death was avoidable. |
| April 2012 | Dr. Kenneth MacLeod was cleared of failing his patient and serious professional misconduct, but found guilty of other failings, primarily related to inadequate record keeping, in connection with Tracey Sampson's 2002 death. |
| April 2012 | An inquest jury concluded that Laura Touche was a victim of medical neglect. Midwife Grace Bartholomew was banned indefinitely from practicing as a nurse or midwife after being found guilty of misconduct. |
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