Trust and manager deny corporate manslaughter

A mental health trust and a band seven ward manager it employed have denied manslaughter charges over a death on an inpatient ward.

North East London Foundation Trust and Benjamin Aninakwa entered not guilty pleas to manslaughter by gross negligence at the Old Bailey on Friday (24 May).

It is believed to be the first time a named NHS manager at a trust has faced corporate manslaughter charges, alongside the organisation that employed them.

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Source: HSJ, 29 May 2024