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Inquiry into Liverpool Community Health failures expected | Inquiry into Liverpool Community Health failures expected |
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An independent inquiry into a failed NHS trust is expected to be announced later - amid concerns that 150 deaths were not properly investigated. | An independent inquiry into a failed NHS trust is expected to be announced later - amid concerns that 150 deaths were not properly investigated. |
Liverpool Community Health (LCH), formed in 2010, ran services for about 750,000 people on Merseyside until 2018. | Liverpool Community Health (LCH), formed in 2010, ran services for about 750,000 people on Merseyside until 2018. |
A review last year found it was "dysfunctional from the outset" and patients suffered "unnecessary harm". | A review last year found it was "dysfunctional from the outset" and patients suffered "unnecessary harm". |
The trust has previously apologised to patients, families and staff. | The trust has previously apologised to patients, families and staff. |
LCH provided services such as district nursing, dentistry and diabetes care. | LCH provided services such as district nursing, dentistry and diabetes care. |
It quickly embarked on a major cost-cutting programme after its formation, slashing budgets and staffing in a failed effort to become a foundation trust. | It quickly embarked on a major cost-cutting programme after its formation, slashing budgets and staffing in a failed effort to become a foundation trust. |
Previous reports found evidence of a bullying culture and said that patient safety was put at risk as a result of under-spending. | Previous reports found evidence of a bullying culture and said that patient safety was put at risk as a result of under-spending. |
Prison | |
It is understood further analysis has raised serious new concerns, including claims that at least 150 deaths were not properly investigated. | |
These deaths occurred mainly in the community but around 20 were at Liverpool Prison, where LCH ran healthcare services between 2011 and 2015. | |
A further 43,000 incidents cannot currently be categorised due to what has been described as "a complete failure of management systems". | A further 43,000 incidents cannot currently be categorised due to what has been described as "a complete failure of management systems". |
These relate to everything from pressure sores to deaths. | |
Each incident should have been categorised according to a nationally recognised system of harm but this did not happen, meaning there was missed opportunities to learn lessons. | |
The Department of Health is expected to confirm it has ordered an independent inquiry into the extent of the failures. | The Department of Health is expected to confirm it has ordered an independent inquiry into the extent of the failures. |
'Limbo' | |
Bill Kirkup, who led the 2018 investigation into the trust as well as a review into the Morecambe Bay scandal at Furness General Hospital, is expected to chair the new inquiry. | Bill Kirkup, who led the 2018 investigation into the trust as well as a review into the Morecambe Bay scandal at Furness General Hospital, is expected to chair the new inquiry. |
Previous investigations into the the trust have found: | Previous investigations into the the trust have found: |
Four former members of LCH staff are facing fitness to practice hearings at the Nursing and Midwifery Council. They began in May and are due to last 14 weeks. | |
They include former director of nursing Helen Lockett, who was suspended in 2016. | They include former director of nursing Helen Lockett, who was suspended in 2016. |
LCH no longer exists, with most of its services now run by Merseycare, another NHS trust. | LCH no longer exists, with most of its services now run by Merseycare, another NHS trust. |
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