Tuesday 7 March 2017

NHS mental health trust to be prosecuted amid claims it failed to offer safe care

NHS mental health trust to be prosecuted amid claims it failed to offer safe care Southern Health is first NHS provider after Mid Staffs scandal to be taken to court after patient fell from roof at Melbury Lodge, Winchester

A mental health trust is to be the first NHS provider to be prosecuted under legislation brought in after the Mid Staffs scandal.

Southern Health NHS foundation trust is being taken to court after a patient sustained serious injuries during a fall from a low roof at Melbury Lodge, Royal Hampshire county hospital, Winchester, in December 2015. Continue reading... The Guardian

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