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Solicitors Regulation Authority logo There appears to be growing evidence that the Solicitors Regulation Authority,(SRA), the body that regulates and upholds professional standards for lawyers, is inconsistent in its judgements, over sympathetic to lawyers, particularly from large firms, and is not regarded by the public and whistleblowers as protecting their interests. I took up the treatment…

John Webster : NHS executive criticised by employment judge The law firm Capsticks – which has a national contract with the NHS to handle employment tribunal cases – was behind an attempt to remove a judge from hearing a constructive dismissal case involving a senior official at a NHS clinical commissioning group in Norfolk. The case – highlighted by BBC Norfolk yesterday- led the judge calling…

Thurdy Campbell A former senior nurse at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich has come forward with a fresh tale of the toxic management at the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust and their treatment of whistleblowers in the wake of the tribunal verdict involving staff nurse Francisca Holmes. Francisca lost her case against the trust management over her treatment but the judge ruled she had genuine…

Epsom Hospital An extraordinary missive has come to light from the leaders of the Epsom and St Helier University Trust ( now part of the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group) on whistleblowing. The letter was sent to all staff to encourage them – that they will be safe if they disclose any unsafe practice or patient concern at the two hospitals. Indeed it says they shouldn’t hesitate…

Nadia Motraghi KC – from Old Square Chambers, barrister for the Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust Judge rules her case had ” no prospect of success” and she was ” unreasonable ” to pursue the claim Employment Judge Ms EJ Mclaren today ordered Dr Usha Prasad to pay Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust £20,000 (plus £4,000 VAT) in a hearing she did not attend due to ill health which had not been…

Gary Hay former Capsticks lawyer and current member of the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust board An independent investigator appointed by the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to review the treatment of whistleblower Dr Martyn Pitman, turned out be a former lawyer from Capsticks who specialised in exposing ” difficult doctors ” for NHS trusts, it was revealed at the employment tribunal…

Dr Usha Prasad The adjournment on Wednesday of the costs hearing against whistleblower Dr Usha Prasad provided welcome relief for embattled and mentally stressed consultant cardiologist dismissed by the Epsom and St Helier University NHS trust. But before the case was adjourned by judge Mrs E J McLaren ( and the trust’s claim cut from £180,000 to £24,000) Capsticks had submitted a breakdown of…

Trust scales down cost claim from £180,000 to £24,000 in private case management meeting Judge EJ Mclaren Pic credit: The Times In a surprise move this morning judge Mrs E J McLaren adjourned the £180,000 costs hearing brought by Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust against whistleblower consultant cardiologist Dr Usha Prasad. She took the decision before the hearing started and explained…