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Trust in court over death
A DOCTOR and a hospital trust face court proceedings after the death of primary school teacher Frances Cappuccini hours after giving birth to her second son. Consultant anaesthetist Dr Errol
Cornish (67), of Holmbury Park, Bromley appeared at Sevenoaks Magistrates, to answer a charge of gross negligence manslaughter. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital Trust is charged with cor- porate manslaughter and its chief executive Glenn Douglas also ap- peared in court. Both spoke only to confirm their names. The casewas committed to Maid-
stone Crown Court where a pre- liminary hearing took place. Mrs Cappuccini (30), fromWest
Malling, died at Tunbridge Wells Hospital just hours after giving birth to her son Giacomo by emer- gency Caesarean section inOctober 2012. Shewas a much-loved teacher at Offham Primary school, where she had worked for nine years after training there and was affection- ately nicknamed Mrs Coffee.
Little Giacomo survived, and she
and her husband Tom also had a son, Luca, who was three at the time of her death. An arrest warrant has been is-
sued for a second doctor, Dr Nadeem Azeez (52), formerly of ChestnutAvenue,TunbridgeWells, who was also charged with gross negligence manslaughter.Heis be- lieved to have left the country. The trust is the first in the country
to be charged with corporate manslaughter.
Nursery improves rating
BUSY Bees Day Nursery at Maid- stone Hospital has been rated good by Ofsted. It follows a report a year ago re-
quiring improvements at the nurs- ery, which is part of a national chain.
Inspector Jo Caswell recognised
the nursery’s “outstanding” leader- ship and management as key to progress at the centre, which opened at the hospital in purpose- built premises in 2005. It now has 175 children on the register. The inspector added: “The nurs-
ery offers a busy, friendly and very caring environment. Children enjoy their day and make good progress in their learning.”
She added that the nursery man-
ager and her leadership team had made significant improvements since the last inspection, with ex- tensive plans for the rate of im- provement to continue. The report concluded: “The nurs-
ery manager is highly motivated, extremely focused and leads a ded- icated team. The combined com- mitment from all staff to deliver the highest-quality practice is evident across the nursery.” The report suggests further im-
provements could be made by en- hancing outdoor areas to make them more stimulating and pur- poseful for those who like learning outside.
Primary school plan lodged
KCC HAS lodged an application to build a primary school in Langley Park, off Sutton Road. The two-form entry school is being partly funded by new hous-
ing developments from TaylorWimpey and Redrow Homes. The proposed school would have 70 car parking spaces, a play-
ing field and play area. It would create 44 full and part-time jobs. TaylorWimpey has permission for 600 homes, a shop, pub, al- lotments and a nature reserve at Langley Park, while Redrow has unveiled its new flats at The Coppice, south of Bicknor Wood and opposite the Renault garage in Sutton Road, Park Wood. The Coppice will contribute £464,000 towards land for the new primary school and £163,400 towards secondary school education. The initial release at the Coppice will include six flats and four-bedroom detached family homes. The Coppice will include public open space, a play area and mature trees on a site bordered by ancient woodland to the north.
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