[4] In October 2011 a Care Quality Commission inspection found a lack of suitably trained nursing staff on duty in the accident and emergency department.

[6] In January 2013 a police investigation started following the discovery that a dummy had been taped to a baby's face, allegedly by a member of staff.

[14][15] In February 2010, an independent investigation recommended that the regulator, Monitor, de-authorise the Foundation Trust status.

[16] The official investigation and report showed that the method used to collect mortality statistics was deeply flawed and so gave a false result.

[17] In June 2010, the new government announced a full public inquiry, expected to report in March 2011.

[22] A meeting was organised by Jeremy Lefroy MP in March 2015 to discuss a leaked KPMG report for NHS England which suggested shrinking the hospital and turning it into a rehabilitation and elective surgery centre.

Campaigner Cheryl Porter called for an all-party delegation to London to demand the reinstatement of a fully functioning hospital.