The issue, one example of several troubling governance problems at the trust, came to light after CPFT staff blew the whistle through the Freedom To Speak Up process.
HSJ last week were set out in an all-staff email by new interim CEO Matthew Patrick.
He said four board members (one of which
HSJ understands was recently-departed CEO Phil Confue) received a “single flat rate payment” for extra hours worked during Easter 2020.
Dr Patrick apologised on behalf of the board and said he recognised the issue’s “sensitivity” at a time when much of the NHS has been working long hours during the pandemic.
Woman with lifelong mental health struggle was let down by NHS failures and took her own life
Kate Elizabeth Ford had no face-to-face contact from Cornwall s mental health trust for five months
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A woman who had a lifelong struggle with mental health problems was failed by the NHS before she sadly took her own life. The inquest for Kate Elizabeth Ford, who died aged 41, heard how there were missed opportunities to engage with her before her tragic drug overdose.