At one point, he mentioned that they had thought it was due to her immunisation that she was not using her left hand. This judgment relates to the fact finding hearing concerned with the causation of a number of bone fractures sustained by S at about the age of three months. However, in September 2006 the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to proceed with the case after detectives said they were unable to prove who had harmed the baby. 0 In reviewing the broad canvas of S's family, therefore, I have taken stock of the mother and father's background and employment and the unfortunate medical problems suffered by the couple's first child T with Hirschsprung's Disease and the particular care and attention that this child required. You will maintain your access to the resource throughout your 60 day catch-service period too. She acknowledged that this is a developing and controversial area of medicine. I note in particular the five times when she was seen at medical appointments when she was said to be suffering fractures. Stream every session from the webinar for up to 90 days. septic arthritis." All the adults appear to be normal hardworking people concerned for their children. He denies causing any of the injuries and in turn denies the specific causation of each injury. Dad says that [she] has been miserable all day no temperature". hbbd``b`J5 `n\ a#H #e \ 44. Opportunity to submit questions by email to the faculty. DR KARL JOHN JOHNSON is British and resident in England. The father is unable to explain how S sustained the fracture to her left arm; however, he accepts that only he, mother and grandmother were caring for S during this time; he therefore accepts that this fracture would have occurred while S was in their care. Paradoxically, the last fracture-type injury in time to occur (in all probability), the left humeral fracture, was the first to be identified on 22 October 2011. She is also a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, and is a fellow of the RoyalCollege of Radiologists. By the time the two-week family court hearing began, Mrs Ward was pregnant with her second child and feared that if William was taken, her new baby would be too. The father had come to the UK in December 1999 as a student. 15. An X-ray was performed at the time along with other tests and appeared to present no bony injury and no metaphyseal infraction. The question arose as to whether genetic abnormality of bones, metabolic bone disease or demineralisation of the bone caused by Vitamin D deficiency gave rise to an increased propensity to fracture. Notwithstanding that, I formed the impression that she was seeking to assist the court. With no help from outside agencies their couple mounted their own investigation into the cause of their son's injuries. The 30 September 2011 is the earliest date for the left femoral fracture, but Dr Fairhurst took the view that the most likely time of occurrence was between 10 October and the visit to the GP on 13 October.She also thought that the two leg fractures, i.e. However, the medical professionals did not note any problems with S on 20th October 2011 despite Dr Fairhurst's dating of the fracture between 16th October 2011 and 19th October 2011. She also offered the view that the fractures were likely to have occurred on three separate occasions; the constellation of injuries was in her opinion highly indicative of non-accidental injury. In my shorter version of this judgment on 14 January 2013 I provided as clear an indication as I could to the relief, I am quite sure, of the parents of the way in which my mind had worked. The outcome of the case, in a landmark High Court judgement, has helped to lift the secrecy surrounding England's family courts, where campaigners claim that a lack of openness creates an environment in which miscarriages of justice can go unnoticed. There is no radiological evidence that S suffers from rickets or any other vitamin deficiency. The Health Visitor produced her records in evidence and explained that on such an occasion, the parents would undress the child and lay her on the changing mat or if the baby was being weighed, on the scales. The local authority took action on 26th October 2011 after the Consultant Paediatrician concluded that there must be a high level of suspicion in the absence of explanation of the injury to the left arm that the humeral and left rib fractures may have been sustained as a result of a non-accidental injury. (7) It is safe to extrapolate from the mother's levels taken in May 2012 that Vitamin D levels would have been lower in pregnancy. You'll get immediate feedback and learning points from our expert faculty member. 03. I have noted the entries in the records for 19th October when S was seen at the clinic to be weighed and that 'Nothing untoward was reported' also the entry on 20th October when S was brought to the GP surgery and given her immunisation injections and reported as 'fractious and miserable but not hugely distressed.' 17. Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Chair of Paediatric Musculoskeletal Imaging, Chair, University of Sheffield's Black, Asian, and other Minority Ethnic (BAME) Staff Network, University of Sheffield and Sheffield Children's Hospital. This could increase bone fragility and give rise to fractures at a lower force than would otherwise be the case. Birmingham Update in prostate cancer Topics to include: . AbeBooks.com: Paediatric Radiology (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Paediatrics) (9780199204793) by Johnson, Karl; Williams, Helen; Foster, Katharine; Miller, Claire and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. I accept that given T's reported boisterousness a heightened level of supervision would have been needed but that could not have been known by any of the family members at the time the fractures were likely to have been caused. On being released on bail they were immediately suspended from their jobs. She weighed 6lbs 15 ozs (3.15 kg) at birth and was born by emergency Caesarean section. The maternal grandmother denied harming S and did not accept that her daughter or son-in-law would not do the same. Dr. Karl Johnson is a Consultant Paediatric Radiologist at Birmingham Children's Hospital, and has been there since 1998. The Wards were arrested and questioned by police on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and child cruelty towards William. 36. Dr. Karl Johnson Consultant Paediatric Radiologist Birmingham Children's Hospital 15:05 - 15:20: Break 15:25 - 16:25: SEN disability impact of covid on safeguarding Caroline Coady Assistant Director for Social Care National Children's Bureau 16:25 - 17:25: Sexual Abuse Update Deborah Hodes 17:25 - 17:30: Close 17:30: Room open for networking S has suffered multiple fractures which have occurred on at least three separate occasions. Dr Neil Stoodley, Consultant Neuroradiologist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Dr Musa Kaleem, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool Dr Karl Johnson, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Birmingham Children's Hospital Dr Sally Old, Medical Defence Union Any specialty He trained in Paediatrics and Radiology in Cambridge and London, and was awarded a PhD in brain imaging in 2002 from the University of Cambridge. What has emerged is that none of the adults present could provide any instance of anything done to S by themselves or the other adult members of the family, or which had befallen her, which would explain the fractures. Ms Baldrighi, Back to top of page I accept the submission that there is a lack of current research on the susceptibility to fracture in babies who are Vitamin D deficient. He indicated that in addition to the spiral fracture of the upper left arm, healing fractures of the left anterior 8th and 9th ribs were noted, with the amount of callus "suggesting that these fractures are not acute". Erythematous [reddening on the skin]. . 4. Angry that parents like themselves could be put through such an ordeal without being able to challenge the credibility of experts called to give evidence against them, the Wards returned to the High Court. Birmingham B4 6NH, Questionnaire for parents with children aged 5-9, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday/Friday afternoon, Four to six times per year at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on a Tuesday morning. In all sections, the value of all imaging modalities are stressed. The professional couple were shocked to be told eventually that William had a broken leg. Dr. Karl Johnson is a Consultant Paediatric Radiologist at Birmingham Children's Hospital, and has been there since 1998. But the drama turned into a nightmare when they were accused of having deliberately harmed their little boy. No plausible explanation has been offered for any of these injuries. I go into detail on the background facts to this case which important in my consideration because they form part of the 'wide canvas' mentioned by the President Lady Butler-Sloss in the case of Re U (Serious injury: standard of proof) [2004] 2 FLR 63. He was able to extrapolate that S's Vitamin D levels at birth were likely to have been markedly deficient having been Vitamin D deficient in utero. The x-ray of the left femur had been reported as showing no bony injury on 13 October 2011 and no obvious metaphyseal infraction. The local authority alleges that the injuries were suffered by S and caused by an adult carer and they are non-accidental. They both appear to value education and a need to promote this ethos with their children. "Unfortunately the job of social workers is to think the unthinkable because sometimes terrible things happen. Rent and save from the world's largest eBookstore. The judgment that I gave that day is subsumed into this fuller judgment of the court.02. At this point I summarise his evidence by identifying the following features: (1) Professor Nussey has a clear and far-reaching understanding of endocrinology and the systems involved with Vitamin D and bone mineralisation. The advice to 'persist with Infacol' also bears out the father's account. ,(`df\CT&B6+c! S's crying was attributed to colic initially and latterly to her having received her vaccination on 20th October 2011. The maternal grandmother had no concerns in relation to the parents' care for both S and T and would like S to be returned to her parents' care.40. He appeared to be frank and open in his answers and not devious. He asserts that he had not witnessed the mother or grandmother behave in this way and did not believe they would have done so when he was not present. Lovely baby." I never observed either parent react angrily towards each other or either child. All prices include VAT, Viewers will be asked to evaluate each session and will be provided with a CPD certificate upon completion She was described as remaining "settled in A&E, observations in normal range, apyrexial." Now the Local authority has promptly and appropriately put into effect a revised Care Plan to give effect to the orders made that day. S was sent for x-ray, which revealed a spiral fracture of the left humerus. I noted from her evidence that she was concerned about and focused on the wellbeing of S. It appears that she was the first to notice distress in S; that she appeared to advise that the parents attend a doctor for every aspect of S's wellbeing. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified, Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Paediatrics, Medical / Allied Health Services / Imaging Technologies. The impression given by this family and the parents and grandmother in particular is that they were a normal family dealing with their second baby, which by all accounts up to 13th October and indeed to 22nd October appeared to be unexceptional. There was an additional right wrist fracture which was difficult to date. In my judgment their accounts do have a certain coherence and quality that would suggest that they have sought to do their best in bewildering circumstances. Dr. Foster spent two and a half years working in paediatricsbefore moving into radiology. s Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging textbook is renowned as one of the oldest and most prominent general textbooks in the field of paediatric text consists of two reasonably sized volumes covering all key areas using an intuitive systems-based approach. 6. Firstly, it had become evident that the court required the assistance of an expert in paediatric bone disorders. The conclusions are positive. Lord Justice Munby agreed with their request and in a landmark judgement in January this year ruled that expert witnesses in family courts could now be named. Interactive case-based approach using a powerful online DICOM viewer to maximise learning. However, she was very unsettled again by 22nd October 2011 and so the parents and grandmother took her to the A&E Department at the local hospital. 32. It is necessary to take account in combination with these reports of the dates provided by Dr Fairhurst for the occurrence of the various fractures to S, the clinicians' observations, also the X-ray and the report of nothing abnormal on 13 October 2011. Dr Paul Humphries, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London 12:15 MSK MRI 2 - bone marrow Dr Karl Johnson, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Birmingham Children's Hopsital 13:00 Lunch 14:00 Abdominal MRI - techniques, common applications and DAY 3: INFLICTED INJURIES IN CHILDREN - FRIDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2022. I have also had the benefit of the considerable amount of documentation in the bundles to which extensive reference has been made in the course of the evidence. I have in particular noted the GP entry reports and the visits made by the parents for checks or routine appointments. The scans were sent for further expert review by Dr Karl Johnson, paediatric radiologist at the Birmingham Children's Hospital. Her evidence was that S was crying, being "fractious and miserable but not hugely distressed", happier lying down than being held. I gave a short judgment identifying the difficulties in which the paediatrician found himself in dealing with the analysis of Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency which was outside his expertise and which presented a substantial difficulty in the case. She was born in 1979. A couple cleared of injuring their baby son have won a legal battle to identify the doctor who gave evidence against them. At times she appeared to have poor recollection, which to my mind was not surprising given the sort of detail that she was required to remember after some considerable time. S, it is stated, settled after being given Calpol following her vaccination on 20th October 2011. 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