This quote was from a bereaved family member who spoke to me as part of the CQC Deaths Review. It is a conversation I have often ruminated on since we had it. A remarkably tenacious mother who had done everything in her power to get answers to what happened to her baby, and ensure that […]
A couple of months ago I agreed to be a Special Advisor for the CQC on a thematic review that they are conducting, looking at how the NHS investigates deaths, and how (if?) they learn from these investigations. The decision to take on this role was not an easy one for me. For many months […]
Given the overwhelming amount of evidence of failures already we’ve no idea why another inspection is required, or what it is truly meant to uncover, but if the Sloves can’t perform for one day, in an (un)announced inspection, surely someone will step in and do something? What is unannounced about an announced inspection? JusticeforLB, Jan […]
Claims 1) Learning disabled people and those with mental ill health matter less than… [you complete the sentence, pretty much anything will do] 2) Society (that’s you and I) continually, and routinely accepts a sub-standard of care and treatment for these people 3) Sick people go to hospital, sick people die sometimes, therefore we don’t bat an […]