Luciana Berger MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health, commenting on the CQC’s inspection into Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, which found that the Trust has not made the required improvements since its failings were revealed in December, said:

“This report makes for really shocking reading. Two years after the tragic death of Connor Sparrowhawk and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is still not adequately protecting the thousands of people in its care.

"For these failings to be allowed to continue is unacceptable. The lack of accountability, at the highest levels of the Trust, is beyond the pale. How many more people need to be let down for action to be taken?

"For patients and their families, this latest action plan is simply too little too late. They need to see robust action and real accountability and they need to see it now.