Baby boy died after nurse removed him from a ventilator without permission (Father builds his baby son a coffin from the wood used to craft what would have been his cot)

A premature baby boy died when a nurse removed him from a ventilator without his parents' permission while he was receiving treatment at a scandal-hit hospital trust.
Rohan Rhodes was born 14 weeks prematurely at Singleton Hospital in Swansea in August 2012. Doctors said he needed to go to Bristol, which has a specialist children's heart surgery centre, for an operation.
Five weeks after birth he was transferred to St Michael's Hospital - which is in the same trust as Bristol Children's Hospital.
As he was so premature, he needed a ventilator to help fill his lungs with oxygen.
Rohan's parents allege a nurse practitioner looking after their son - who had no authority to withdraw the life-supporting device - turned off the ventilator.

After being taken off the ventilator Rohan developed necrotising enterocolitis - or NEC. This potentially fatal condition is common in premature babies, especially those with the heart problems.
Rohan had a series of cardiac arrests and tragically died the following day.
It is understood the nurse who took Rohan off his ventilator received further training following her action - but remains working at the hospital.
She has not been disciplined or reported to the Nursing and Midwifery Council which has the power to hold a hearing and remove her from the nursing register, it is thought.
A Bristol inquest will hear on Monday the circumstances that led to Rohan's death.

The hospital where he died is part of the same trust as Bristol Children Hospital - where the deaths of child heart surgery patients are to be the subject of an independent review, NHS Medical Director, Sir Bruce Keogh, said last week.

This week the case of Lacey Marie Poton, four months, who died of a cardiac arrest shortly after she was discharged from the hospital emerged. It was handmade by Alex using the wood he had bought to build him his first cot.

The reason it is a rowing boat is because we nick named him Ro Ro and used to sing Row, row, row your boat to him everyday.'

The family's Laurence Vick, of Michelmores Solicitors in Exeter, said: 'There is likely to be legal action action over Rohan's death following his inquest.'

Robert Woolley, Chief Executive of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust said: 'We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the Rhodes family for the loss of their son, Rohan.

'The coroner will conduct a thorough and independent inquiry into the death of this child and we are committed to working with her to provide all the information she needs to do this.

'It would not be appropriate for us to comment further until the inquest has concluded.'

A high level investigation is to be carried out the the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children - the same trust as St Michael's Hospital - follow numerous allegations of poor care and neglect.