Embattled mental health NHS trust chairman stands down

In October, a jury inquest ruled that neglect contributed to the death of Mr Sparrowhawk, who drowned after an epileptic seizure at Slade House in Headington, Oxfordshire.

Embattled mental health NHS trust chairman stands down

Southern Health “missed opportunities”, according to watchdog CREDIT: DOMINIC LIPINSKI     BY:Henry Bodkin The interim chairman of a scandal-hit mental health trust that was criticised for not investigating hundreds of unexpected patient deaths has resigned after only four months. Tim Smart, who took over the heavily criticised Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust in May, […]