Extracts from Westminster Hall debate on Deaths in Mental Health Care - Nov 30
Tuesday, 1 December 2020 07:54
The Minister for Patient Safety, Mental Health and Suicide
Prevention (Ms Nadine Dorries):..I will not pull any punches. Hon.
Members will be aware of the report of the inquiry into the life
and death of baby Elizabeth Dixon, published last week, which set
out the details behind what it described as a “20-year cover-up”. I
can cite two more inquiries: the Morecambe Bay investigation and
the Paterson Inquiry both of which were independent inquiries
commissioned by my Department. They left...Request free trial
The Minister for Patient Safety, Mental Health and Suicide
Prevention (
):..I will not pull any punches. Hon. Members will be
aware of the report of the inquiry into the life and death of baby
Elizabeth Dixon, published last week, which set out the details
behind what it described as a “20-year cover-up”. I can cite two
more inquiries: the Morecambe Bay investigation and the Paterson Inquiry both of which were
independent inquiries commissioned by my Department. They left no
stone unturned and were frank in their criticisms...
...The independent Paterson inquiry—this is
an important point—referred to the General Medical Council two
doctors who had refused to give evidence to the inquiry,
and they are being investigated. It is not the case that if
someone in a professional capacity refuses to give evidence to an
independent inquiry, they are not held accountable. That is
patently demonstrated by the case of the doctors who are being
investigated by the GMC...
...We will go through the processes that we have been through
within the Department of Health and Social Care. They are set in
law and abided by during every inquiry; that has included all the
past inquiries such as the Dixon inquiry, the Paterson Inquiry and the
Morecambe Bay inquiry. The same protocols and the same process will
be adhered to...
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