Professor Richard THOMPSON

The tribunal will inquire into the allegation that, on 29 August 2021, Professor Thompson failed to provide adequate care and treatment to Patient A in that he did not recognise or respond to Patient A’s hypotension, initiate further intravenous fluid resuscitation, escalate Patient to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for a clinical review or discuss Patient A with the Microbiology Department regarding the overall antibiotic management of Patient A.

It is further alleged that Professor Thompson failed to conduct an in-person review and assessment of Patient A, including their rash, and did not adequately communicate with Dr B in the PICU team in that he provided Dr B with an incorrect blood pressure reading and did not include Patient A’s rash in his discussions with Dr B.