Lived experience Tim Smart resigns as interim chair of Southern Health for “personal reasons” LDT Editor Sep 20, 2016 Tim Smart, the interim chair of troubled Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, has resigned with immediate effect,…
Legislation Southern Health admit breaching Connor Sparrowhawk’s human rights and causing his… LDT Editor Jun 13, 2016 Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has accepted full responsibility for the death of Connor Sparrowhawk and has…
Health CQC reviewing how NHS trusts investigate and learn from deaths LDT Editor Apr 12, 2016 Care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is carrying out a review of how NHS trusts identify, report,…
Good practice and guidance CQC tells Southern Health to make ‘significant improvements’ to protect patients… LDT Editor Apr 6, 2016 Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust must make significant improvements to protect patients in its mental health…
Health Families demand resignations at NHS trust that failed to investigate deaths LDT Editor Jan 12, 2016 The board of under-fire Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust have said there will be no resignations in the wake of…
Health Health Secretary says alleged Southern Health failings are “unacceptable” but… LDT Editor Dec 10, 2015 Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt expressed the government’s shock at the alleged failings at Southern Health NHS…
Health Southern Health failed to investigate deaths of people with learning disabilities,… LDT Editor Dec 10, 2015 Southern Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust failed to investigate more than 1,400 unexpected deaths – many of whom…
News Neglect contributed to death of Connor Sparrowhawk, inquest rules LDT Editor Oct 16, 2015 Neglect contributed to the death of teenager Connor Sparrowhawk, who drowned in a bath at an assessment and…
Health Mencap call for independent inquiry into death of Nico Reed LDT Editor Dec 17, 2014 Learning disability charity Mencap has called for an independent investigation into the unexpected death of Nico…
Housing Learning disability service still failing to meet standards, CQC finds LDT Editor Jul 2, 2014 A learning disability residential service in Bicester, which was found to not be meeting essential standards by…
Housing Failings uncovered at another Southern Health learning disability residential home LDT Editor Mar 10, 2014 A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of a Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust-run learning disability home…
News Tragic death of Connor Sparrowhawk again highlights urgent need for reform LDT Editor Feb 26, 2014 Connor Sparrowhawk’s tragic death again highlights the need for urgent reform of hospital-type accommodation for…