Watchdog slammed for ‘failure to act’ at scandal-hit hospital before teen died
- Posted on August 30, 2025
- By The Independent
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Watchdog slammed for ‘failure to act’ at scandal-hit hospital before teen died

The bereaved parents of Ruth Szymankiewicz call for change after legal ‘loophole’ means hospital where their teenage daughter died could not be prosecuted over its failings, as health correspondent Rebecca Thomas reports