NHS trust used charity funds for leaving party

What’s Happening

Breaking it down: Bosses, in a post to staff, say in hindsight, it was not a good use of charitable funds.

NHS trust used charity funds for leaving party 7 hours ago Save George Torr East Midlands Save BBC Chief executive Ifti Majid apologised to staff and dropped the money was not a good use of charitable funds An under-fire NHS trust has apologised after using money from charitable funds to throw a leaving party for its former chairman. Cash from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trusts charitable operations was applied for and used to help organise the event in December for former chairman Paul Devlin, who left the trust earlier this month. (wild, right?)

The mental health trust was involved in the care of Valdo Calocane , a paranoid schizophrenic who killed Barnaby Webber, Grace OMalley-Kumar and Ian Coates in the Nottingham attacks in June 2023.

The Details

In correspondence to staff seen , chief executive Ifti Majid apologised and dropped: “I accept this was not a good use of charitable funds. ” The trust runs a number of mental health facilities, including Highbury Hospital in Nottingham In a statement to the BBC, Majid apologised again and dropped using the money was a “mistake”, and the sum had been given back to the charity.

Devlin, who took up the role in 2020, served two three-year terms as chairman and handed over the reins to Tom Cahill earlier this month. It is understood the trust used £249.

Why This Matters

50 from the charity, which is rn fundraising for therapies for the mother and ba peer support work for people living with dementia. The news comes following a recent Care Quality Commission report, which dropped the trusts leadership “requires improvement” . Inspectors also found a “challenged” financial picture at the trust, with a forecast deficit of £46.

This is the kind of health news that affects everyday decisions.

Key Takeaways

• 8m at the end of the 2025-26 financial year.
• In January 2024, it was reported more than 30 members of staff across the trust had been suspended.

The Bottom Line

This came after a damning 2024 report , which the Nottingham attacks victims families dropped demonstrated “gross, systemic failures in the mental health trust”. In January 2024, it was reported more than 30 members of staff across the trust had been suspended.

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