Just one-fifth of staff speak up in trust’s internal inquiry
Just one in five staff who were approached in a trust’s internal inquiry – prompted by an undercover broadcast raising serious care concerns – engaged with the process, a report has revealed.
Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust said it took “immediate action” to investigate issues highlighted in a Channel 4 Dispatches programme into two acute mental health wards last year. This included speaking to staff identified as a high priority in the investigation.
However, a new Care Quality Commission report has revealed, of the 61 staff members the trust approached, only 12 engaged with the process.
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Source: HSJ, 19 July 2023