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Treatment delays lead to deaths By Owen Hughes ABUSE and delays in treatment led to the deaths of one in eight people with learning difficulties an NHS England review has found. Between July 1, 2016 and November 30, 2017, a total of 1,311 deaths were notified to the Learning Disability Mortality Review programme.
The review indicated that in 13 per cent of the 103 completed reviews of deaths of people with learning disabilities, the person’s health had been adversely affected by the care provider. Delays in care or treatment, gaps in service provision, organisational dysfunction, or neglect or abuse were recognised as contributing to the
deaths of 13 people according to the Learning Disability Mortality Review. After the “preventable” death of Oxford teenager Connor Sparrowhawk in 2013, and the death of Teresa Colvin, from Hampshire, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust admitted breaching health and safety law and was fi ned £2million. Connor, known as Laughing Boy,
was 18 years old when he suffered an epileptic seizure and drowned in a bath after being left alone at Southern Health’s Slade House, Headington. A family statement released on the #JusticeforLB campaign website after the verdict at Oxford Crown Court in March said: “Families should not have to fi nd for answers and accountability.”
Young carer: Amber Henshaw
Leader of the year: Emily Gledhill
Volunteer of the year: Lucy Haggie
Office employee: Iain Urquhart
OXFORDSHIRE carers have been recognised for their tireless work at a special awards ceremony last week. The Orders of St John Care Trust’s annual Employee Awards took place on Wednesday last week at The Randolph Hotel, Oxford. The Trust’s chief executive Dan Hayes said: “I am constantly blown away by the hard work and dedication of our colleagues, who are committed
to enhancing the lives of those who call our residences homes.” Winners across 12 categories were recognised for their contribution with awards presented by deputy chair for The Orders of St John Care Trust, Millie Wentworth-Stanley, including: ■ Young Carer of the Year – Amber Henshaw, Madley Park House, Witney ■ Carer of the Year - Kathy Farley, Larkrise Care Centre, Banbury
■ Leader of the Year - Emily Gledhill, Langford View, Bicester ■ ECH (Extra Care Housing) Leader of the Year – Kayleigh Cross, The Paddocks, Chipping Norton ■ Unsung Hero – Richard Blaine, Spencer Court, Woodstock ■ ECH Unsung Hero – Michael Welsh, Oxlip House, Bury St Edmunds ■ Newcomer of the Year – Dion Webster, Stirlings Care Home, Wantage
■ ECH Newcomer of the Year – Maria Cruz, Erdington House, Yarnton ■ Hospitality Award – Samantha Aspin, Meadowcroft, Thame ■ Volunteer of the Year – Lucy Haggie, Madley Park House, Witney ■ Activity Coordinator – Beverley Cotton, Langford View, Bicester ■ Office (Homes) Employee of the Year – Iain Urquhart, Westgate House, Wallingford.
Carers honoured for their hard work at awards ceremony
Players take a Vegas gamble OXFORD pub poker players laid their cards on the table after winning a trip of a lifetime to the US for the chance to be crowned UK Pub Poker Champion. John Hudgell, left, of the Qzone on Grenoble Road, and Tim Osborn, right, of the New Club on Blenheim Lane, will fly to the bright lights of Las Vegas on May 24 hoping to win a slice of the £25,000 prize pool.
The two poker stars will represent Oxford in the City of Lights after qualifying from the UK’s largest live pub poker league, VEGAS100, now in its 12th year. VEGAS100, organised by Redtooth Poker, takes in more than 1,000 venues and has in excess of 200,000 registered players. Martin Green, managing director of Redtooth Poker, said: “We are delighted to fi nally secure our 100 players for the trip to Las Vegas. “These are the best pub poker players in the UK so they fully deserve this once in a lifetime trip to America.”
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