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NHS Trust failing to protect patients from risk of harm, says watchdog

A scandal-hit NHS trust where a teenager drowned in the bath is still failing to protect patients from risk of harm, a watchdog has found.

The health secretary ordered the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to carry out a report following problems at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The trust's chairman Mike Petter resigned "with great sadness" hours before the review was published.

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Southern Health: 'We are doing our best to make changes'

A medical director at a scandal-hit NHS Trust where a teenager drowned in a bath insisted changes are being implement.

Dr Lesley Stevens from Southern Health rejected the notion that there is a "toxic culture" at management level of the Trust.

And she maintained changes at the top would only disrupt plans to implement intended changes to patient care.

"We have had a really clear message from CQC that there are things we need to improve further and more rapidly", Dr Stevens said.

She added: "I really wanted to take the opportunity to reassure patients and their carers who use our service that we are absolutely focussed on delivering the safest possible service we can".

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