Dr. David Houghton, a paediatrician, author, lecturer and chair of the Council on the Education of Children and Adults, says that while these allegations have been widely reported, the investigation needs to be done in a rigorous way.

“I would really encourage any parents whose children go to A&E with their parents to get their kids in for a check up at a specialist hospital or a specialist specialist paediatric service.

“This is just a simple ‘check-up’, which may not be a comprehensive check as there may be issues with the imaging machine that was used.

“It should involve checking for a number of things, including the number and type of imaging machines used.”

Dr. John Murray, paediatric specialist, GP surgery, London NHS Trust, agrees, claiming it is “quite possible” such an investigation will fail to identify any issues.

“Any time we ask an A&E hospital to do a hospital check up we risk them doing the same t대구 마사지hing, as well as the child,” he explains.

But A&E officials are not confident that a hospital check is the right way to go about the issue and believe the claims may have been fabricated by the parents’ child.

“It may well be possible to find a hospital with a suitable hospital imaging machine which is capable of providing more definitive results in the child’s condition, but unless it was carried out on multiple occasions the likelihood of finding no problems at all would be very low.”

In an email statement, NHS England spokesman said: “Hospital checks are a vital pa강남출장안마rt of clinical care, and are a key component of providing quality services to patients. We strongly support all patients who wish to pursue their claims, and have a number of different ways in which we provide support, including direct provision of evidence-based care. We will continue to share the outcome of such a case with the NHS.”

The Independent has contacted the Inde공주출장샵pendent Clinical Commissioning Group, The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) for an official reaction to the claims.

For complete coverage of this story including an interview with Dr. Houghton, please visit: https://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/columnists/don-bowers-nHS-outcomes-an