Jessica Randall was only 54 days old when she was murdered by her father Andrew.

She had been beaten and sexually abused by the 33-year-old but despite being seen by 30 health workers she was never registered as being at risk.

After her father was jailed for life last year, an inquiry was launched by Northamptonshire's Local SafeGuarding Children Board.

Yesterday, it said no individual doctors or health workers were to blame for the failure to register Jessica as a child at risk of abuse, it was the process through which children were reported as being at risk that had failed.

This was despite finding that on one occasion a doctor at Kettering General Hospital suspected Jessica was being abused but never recorded his concerns in her medical notes.

Philip Hollobone, the Conservative MP for Kettering, Randall's home town, said that health bosses should take responsibility.

Reacting to the publication of the inquiry's findings yesterday, he said: "I think the public will be amazed that the report has concluded that no individual was responsible, but if that is the case then those in charge of the processes, those in charge of the organisations, need to step up and take responsibility.

"All too often these reports blame collective failure but no one's job seems to be on the line and there's a huge problem with the lack of accountability in the way vulnerable children are looked after."

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children described the case as shocking.

Jessica suffered a litany of injuries at the hands of her father Andrew, including broken ribs and a fractured skull.

Yesterday's report concluded: "At no stage was Jessica Randall recognised as a child at risk and in need of protection. Consequently, those procedures which were designed to protect Jessica Randall were never activated.

"In recognising that opportunities had been missed to identify signs of abuse we must conclude that the outcome for Jessica Randall may have been different had these signs been acted on, as this would have created opportunities for assessment and involvement of other agencies by activating protective procedures."

Kettering hospital said it had now trained its 2,000 staff on how to spot cases of child abuse.

Dr Brendan O'Malley, medical director, said: "The report was not a whitewash. We looked very carefully at it and we really considered that it was the processes that were remiss. The individuals now know very clearly from training what they need to do in the future."

He added the doctor had investigated Jessica's symptoms with "a range of investigations", including a chest X-ray and an MRI scan and felt his examinations negated his suspicions of child abuse.

"But there was no extensive account in his notes of why he thought there was the possibility of abuse," he said.

"We already had the processes running. The system was there but the problem was that it had not been triggered and the lesson that we have learnt is that we need to raise people's awareness of what has to trigger off referral to making a child at risk."

Andrew Randall, 33, was jailed for life at Northampton Crown Court in March last year following Jessica's death in November 2005.

The court heard that Randall – who had fantasised about serial killers and been fascinated by horror films since he was 12 – had probably sexually abused her.

Natalie Cronin, head of policy and public affairs at the NSPCC, said: "The number of babies killed at the hands of their parents or carers has not reduced for 30 years. It is everyone's responsibility to be vigilant to signs of abuse and report any concerns that they have."

Shaun Kelly, safeguarding manager for NCH - The Children's Charity, said: "Protecting children is all of our responsibility.

"Parents and agencies that work with children have got to remain vigilant at all times, especially when we know that abused children are often offended against by someone they know.

"Protocols and procedures alone cannot be relied upon. It's essential that staff receive on-going training, management and support, particularly around safeguarding issues."