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Under consideration PE2176: Introduce penalties for failing to comply with Mental Welfare Commission recommendations related to duty of candour
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce penalties for organisations that fail to comply with recommendations made by the Mental Welfare Commission in relation to duty of candour.
Background information
It seems there are little or no repercussions for organisations who do not comply with the Commission’s recommendations for improvement. In our case, this relates to the duty of candour. The Commission lacks the powers to take organisations to task. My late wife entered the mental health service after suffering a psychotic episode she was referred by a doctor to the Health and Social Care Partnership for an urgent assessment by two nurses which took 14 minutes before she was sent home. Two days later she took her own life after receiving no treatment. Even though documents proving how long she was there were provided.
The NHS Trust spent the next four years lying to not only our family but also to the Mental Welfare Commission, the nurses And Midwifery Council. This is why the Commission needs more powers.
140 signatures
This petition is now under consideration
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