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Who is LB?

LB is short for Laughing Boy, the name used online for Connor Sparrowhawk.

Connor was a fit and healthy young man, who loved buses, London, Eddie Stobart and speaking his mind.

Connor had autism and epilepsy.

Photo Credit: Oxford Mail (http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/resources/images/2751115/)

On the 19 March 2013, he was admitted to hospital (Slade House Assessment and Treatment Unit run by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust).

He drowned in the bath on 4 July 2013. An entirely preventable death.

What is Justice for LB?

For LB

  • Staff, as appropriate, to be referred to their relevant regulatory bodies
  • A corporate manslaughter prosecution brought against the trust
  • Meaningful involvement at the inquest, and any future investigations into LB’s death, so we can see the Trust and staff account for their actions in public

For Southern Health and the local authority

  • Explanation from the CCG/LA about how they could commission such poor services
  • Reassurance about how they will ensure this cannot happen again
  • An independent investigation into the other ‘natural cause’ deaths in Southern Health learning disability and mental health provision over the past 10 years

For all the young dudes

  • An effective demonstration by the NHS to making provision for learning disabled people a complete and integral part of the health and care services provided rather than add on, ad hoc and (easily ignored) specialist provision
  • Proper informed debate about the status of learning disabled adults as full citizens in the UK, involving and led by learning disabled people and their families, and what this means in terms of service provision in the widest sense and the visibility of this group as part of ‘mainstream’ society.

For all the young dudes (cont.)

  • A change in the law so that every unexpected death in a ‘secure’ (loose definition) or locked unit automatically is investigated independently
  • Inspection/regulation: It shouldn’t take catastrophic events to bring appalling professional behaviour to light. There is something about the “hiddenness” of terrible practices that happen in full view of health and social care professionals. Both Winterbourne and STATT had external professionals in and out. LB died and a team were instantly sent in to investigate and yet nothing amiss was noticed. Improved CQC inspections could help to change this, but a critical lens is needed to examine what ‘(un)acceptable’ practice looks like for dudes like LB
  • Prevention of the misuse/appropriation of the mental capacity act as a tool to distance families and isolate young dudes

Blog Posts

26th March 2018

Family statement on the HSE prosecution of Southern Health #JusticeforLB

21st March 2018

In the matter of Dr Valerie Murphy (6104053): Submissions to the Professional Standards Authority

21st February 2018

Conclusion of MPTS tribunal into Dr Valerie Murphy’s (un)fitness to practice

12th November 2017

Dr Valerie Murphy MPTS Tribunal: Decision on Impairment

20th October 2017

Full jury findings – Anthony Raymond Dawson

11th October 2017

#JusticeforLB: Pass it on please

29th September 2017

Waiting for the ink to dry #JusticeforLB

23rd September 2017

An unexpected publication date #JusticeforLB

21st September 2017

Edward: a Prefect for Happiness and Harmony #JusticeforLB

19th September 2017

Searching for evidence of improvement #JusticeforLB

18th August 2017

Dr Valerie Murphy MPTS Tribunal: Determination of facts

15th September 2016

Walking the #CaminoLB – Santander to Avilés with a cardboard bus

8th September 2016

The breakers of trust #JusticeforLB

7th September 2016

#JusticeforLB statement on continued failings at Southern Health

30th August 2016

#JusticeforLB statement on Katrina Percy’s resignation

12th August 2016

Stop press…  Of Rights and Colour #JusticeforLB goes European

28th July 2016

Sidelining families, shutting down governors – the Southern Health way #JusticeforLB

30th June 2016

Statement on behalf of patients and relatives of Southern Health #JusticeforLB

30th June 2016

Slovenly leadership – a timeline of the early years #JusticeforLB

21st June 2016

We’ll brief you over lunch: an exercise in candourless transparency

11th June 2016

LB’s Justice Quilt and A Child of our Time – 26 June 2016

9th June 2016

Southern Health admits that it breached Connor Sparrowhawk’s human rights and that it caused his death #JusticeforLB

8th June 2016

Bunker mentalities and stubborn denial #JusticeforLB

7th June 2016

Not learning lessons – the Southern Health way

12th May 2016

Sent to Coventry #JusticeforLB

3rd May 2016

A culture of candour? #JusticeforLB

29th April 2016

An apathy of action plans

7th February 2016

All the young dudes

31st January 2016

Connor Sparrowhawk: the erosion of accountability and the administrative grotesque #JusticeforLB

19th January 2016

What is unannounced about an announced inspection? #JusticeforLB

12th January 2016

Unanswered questions #SouthernHealth #JusticeforLB

8th January 2016

A letter to the Secretary of State for Health #JusticeforLB

1st January 2016

Extraordinary times #Mazars #SouthernHealth

17th December 2015

#JusticeforLB briefing on #Mazars report into deaths at #SouthernHealth

16th December 2015

Seeking accountability #Mazars #SouthernHealth

21st October 2015

Independent review into issues that may have contributed to the preventable death of Connor Sparrowhawk

17th October 2015

Full jury findings – Connor Sparrowhawk #JusticeforLB

16th October 2015

Inquest verdict – Connor’s death was contributed to by neglect

5th October 2015

LB’s Inquest

15th September 2015

Pre-Inquest Review Meeting No 4 #JusticeforLB

28th August 2015

Fun and frolics in the Justice Shed!

5th August 2015

We need your help Oxfordshire #JusticeforLB

30th July 2015

Consultants, confusion and potential cover-ups

28th July 2015

Dissolving boundaries: learning from the #JusticeforLB campaign

29th March 2015

Celebrating impact #JusticeforLB

27th March 2015

#JusticeforLB responds to investigating clinical incidents in the NHS

6th March 2015

#JusticeforLB responds to: No voice unheard, no right ignored #norightignored #LBBill

24th February 2015

You’ll know us by our passion, hearts still grieving, heads unbowed #JusticeforLB

4th February 2015

JusticeforLB Herb Audit Office report launched

24th December 2014

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