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By Prince Moore
Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says he is awaiting the technical report on what transpired at Spanish Town Hospital which led to the death of a 14-year-old girl after she gave birth at the facility.
Anashay Campbell died at the hospital last week.
Dr. Tufton says he asked the Chief Medical Officer to examine the situation, adding that, if it is necessary, the case will be referred to an independent panel for further assessment.
"This case represents cases that have to be reported on. And so an autopsy is part of the process to determine cause, and there will be an examination of the case, and dependent on what the findings are, whatever corrective action needs to be taken would be taken. But I think the technical report is necessary to make a proper determination," he said.
Dr. Tufton believes more could have been done to assist the girl during distress.
"We have to try a lot harder to deliver care with compassion. And in this case, based on my interaction with the mother, I believe that more should have been done and could have been done to provide her at least with a level of comfort, while recognising the distress that she is in, because it's a distressing situation.
"But I would dare say also, generally speaking, across the health system, there are too many cases where the compassionate component of understanding the grief of our citizens, our patients, is not nearly what it ought to be," the health minister admitted.
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