Killer nurse report published (From Oxford Mail)

Killer nurse report published

2:00pm Thursday 23rd November 2006 in News By Jason Collie

Hospital chiefs have been absolved of any blame for the murderous spree by killer nurse Benjamin Geen at the Horton Hospital.

Geen, 25, of Banbury, was given 17 life sentences after deliberately injecting patients at the Banbury Hospital with lethal drugs so he could be involved in saving them.

Fifteen patients survived but two, David Onley, 75, and Anthony Bateman, 65, died.

An independent seven-month review commissioned by the Strategic Health Authority (SHA) ruled today no-one but Geen himself was responsible for what happened.

Dr Simon Tanner, regional director of public health for the NHS South Central, said: "The report (download PDF) shows that no system or individual, other than Benjamin Geen himself, was to blame for the harm inflicted on those patients involved.

"The report acknowledges the prompt actions of staff within the A&E department at the Horton Hospital for identifying Benjamin Geen's actions early enough so as to prevent any further harm being done to other patients."

Download a PDF copy of the report into Benjamin Geen.

* See Friday's Oxford Mail for the full report