Former chair takes trust to tribunal over whistleblowing claim

The former chair of Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is taking the trust to an employment tribunal after claiming he was unfairly dismissed for raising concerns about investigations into preventable baby deaths.

Max Mclean, a former police detective, left BTH in October 2023 following an “irretrievable breakdown” in his relationship with CEO Mel Pickup after he raised concerns about neonatal incidents in 2021.

The incidents resulted in two newborn baby deaths and another baby being born with a permanent disability.

Mr Mclean, who joined the trust in 2019, said he was forced to choose between immediate resignation or dismissal by an “unlawfully constituted board” after raising concerns to Ms Pickup and NHS regulators.

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Source: Health Service Journal, 11 February 2025