[2] Bernie Cuthel the chief executive resigned after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) issued the trust with two warnings in January 2014 for failing to meet national targets.
Staff at Fazakerley hospital had raised concerns over “bullying” managers and a “blame culture” that made them afraid to report incidents.
[3] She obtained a post in Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust advising on change of culture necessary to reduce bullying.
[6] In March 2016 a report by Capsticks Solicitors was published criticising the trust’s historical culture which was seen as “oppressive” with staff “driven to the brink.” It found that from 2010 to 2014[7] “Inappropriate and unsafe care was not addressed, even where that was clearly set out in internal or external reports, and the response to adverse incidents was grossly deficient, with a failure to investigate properly and learn lessons.” Standards of governance during the same period were compared to those in Mid-Staffordshire, and for similar reasons.
This was abandoned in March 2017 by Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group after concerns over the due diligence process overseen by NHS Improvement arose.