Time is a wonderful thing because we can always look back to see what makes sense in life. A fair while ago I was asked to give a lecture for a disability organisation. Carl and Debbie Henshall plus Ian Syme were there. At the time, what was interesting about the trio is that they had their own agenda. They were not concerned about the problems on Ward 87. They were concerned in furthering their own agenda.
It appeared to me that they wanted me to speak against Professor Southall. I was met with a barrage of how terrible Southall was but the problem with Carl and Debbie Henshall is that they were never open about their ideas. Everything was about " speculation". Neither gave a damn about my concerns on Ward 87 or the patients that died. Infact, neither were very helpful at all. If they trully cared about the welfare of patients as opposed to only their own agenda, they would have assisted. That is what reasonable people do. Infact, thanks to them no one in Stoke on Trent is aware of their relatives on Ward 87. Thats not a problem for me but may well be a problem for the relatives.
Ian Syme and I have had a number of conversations centering on attempting to raise concerns about Ward 87. Again, with Ian the subject always had to deviate to his own agendas. Ian has a lot of agendas and is a great supporter of the Henshalls. There is nothing wrong in that until you discover that his good friend is Dave Blackhurst Sentinel newspapers Stoke on Trent.
That is also the reason why Dave Blackshurst is not independent at all. His allegiance lies with this patient group and he propagates the stories of this group only. Dave Blackhurst believes in "keeping it in the family". Of course, I doubt it would matter to Dave if his sources lied to him or made up their stories. I am sure he would still print them. I suspect one needs fiction to sell a low class newspaper like the Sentinel that doesn't list well online and one that no one reads nationally or internationally.
We also ask ourselves about the credibility of North Staffordshire Health Watch. A credibility that is steadily dwindling with the exposure of one of its coordinators during the cross examination at the GMC. Debbie Henshall can be seen to be evasive, unclear, sarcastic and less than convincing. She has always had an agenda against Professor David Southall. We have known that for years. Her agenda fitted with that of Penny Mellor.
The aim of the game was to block any story that would overshadow that of their view on David Southall. If this was not the case then each of them would not have purposely sidelined the issue of Ward 87. The fact remains that they did. This isn't about me at all but it is about a patient group in Stoke on Trent purposely concealing evidence relevant to their community. I did my job, but the North Staffordshire Health Watch didn't do theirs. It is ironic that they themselves attended the Bristol Inquiry Seminars [ see below].
Despite doing this, they made every attempt to conceal these issues from the public. They cannot deny that at all because in the end they were all aware of the problems on Ward 87, they neither campaigned or supported any of the patients or relatives there. I would not call this group one that is interested in the welfare of patients at all. There is no doubt they will deflect this issue to my attitude - the fact remains though that patient deaths, patient neglect etc on a grand scale was ignored by them. This makes them just as bad as the authorities they criticise. The 2001 Creamer Report places North Staffordshire HealthWatch in a quandary really because they ignored it for a decade despite being informed of it no less than 5 times. Lots of things can be said about me, but they collectively have no defence for concealing the findings of the Creamer Report. Ian Syme knows he cannot deny the existence of Ward 87 and its legitimate findings. If we must draw inferences by evidence, there are more reports supporting the neglect on Ward 87 than there is on Debbie Henshall's half baked theories. Yet, Ian Syme has spend nearly a decade supporting those who are less than transparent.
The other interesting issue is this, following their contact with me, Penny Mellor made contact as well. Her contact with the Henshalls is cast in stone no matter how much Debbie Henshall attempts to wriggle out of it. I have never found Debbie and Carl Henshall good or friendly people. I have found them to be opportunists. I wasn't useful to them so they lost contact with me. It was a convenient issue. In the land of opportunism, I believe there are more decent people in the world who deserve a fair hearing at the GMC.
It appeared to me that they wanted me to speak against Professor Southall. I was met with a barrage of how terrible Southall was but the problem with Carl and Debbie Henshall is that they were never open about their ideas. Everything was about " speculation". Neither gave a damn about my concerns on Ward 87 or the patients that died. Infact, neither were very helpful at all. If they trully cared about the welfare of patients as opposed to only their own agenda, they would have assisted. That is what reasonable people do. Infact, thanks to them no one in Stoke on Trent is aware of their relatives on Ward 87. Thats not a problem for me but may well be a problem for the relatives.
Ian Syme and I have had a number of conversations centering on attempting to raise concerns about Ward 87. Again, with Ian the subject always had to deviate to his own agendas. Ian has a lot of agendas and is a great supporter of the Henshalls. There is nothing wrong in that until you discover that his good friend is Dave Blackhurst Sentinel newspapers Stoke on Trent.
That is also the reason why Dave Blackshurst is not independent at all. His allegiance lies with this patient group and he propagates the stories of this group only. Dave Blackhurst believes in "keeping it in the family". Of course, I doubt it would matter to Dave if his sources lied to him or made up their stories. I am sure he would still print them. I suspect one needs fiction to sell a low class newspaper like the Sentinel that doesn't list well online and one that no one reads nationally or internationally.
We also ask ourselves about the credibility of North Staffordshire Health Watch. A credibility that is steadily dwindling with the exposure of one of its coordinators during the cross examination at the GMC. Debbie Henshall can be seen to be evasive, unclear, sarcastic and less than convincing. She has always had an agenda against Professor David Southall. We have known that for years. Her agenda fitted with that of Penny Mellor.
The aim of the game was to block any story that would overshadow that of their view on David Southall. If this was not the case then each of them would not have purposely sidelined the issue of Ward 87. The fact remains that they did. This isn't about me at all but it is about a patient group in Stoke on Trent purposely concealing evidence relevant to their community. I did my job, but the North Staffordshire Health Watch didn't do theirs. It is ironic that they themselves attended the Bristol Inquiry Seminars [ see below].
Despite doing this, they made every attempt to conceal these issues from the public. They cannot deny that at all because in the end they were all aware of the problems on Ward 87, they neither campaigned or supported any of the patients or relatives there. I would not call this group one that is interested in the welfare of patients at all. There is no doubt they will deflect this issue to my attitude - the fact remains though that patient deaths, patient neglect etc on a grand scale was ignored by them. This makes them just as bad as the authorities they criticise. The 2001 Creamer Report places North Staffordshire HealthWatch in a quandary really because they ignored it for a decade despite being informed of it no less than 5 times. Lots of things can be said about me, but they collectively have no defence for concealing the findings of the Creamer Report. Ian Syme knows he cannot deny the existence of Ward 87 and its legitimate findings. If we must draw inferences by evidence, there are more reports supporting the neglect on Ward 87 than there is on Debbie Henshall's half baked theories. Yet, Ian Syme has spend nearly a decade supporting those who are less than transparent.
The other interesting issue is this, following their contact with me, Penny Mellor made contact as well. Her contact with the Henshalls is cast in stone no matter how much Debbie Henshall attempts to wriggle out of it. I have never found Debbie and Carl Henshall good or friendly people. I have found them to be opportunists. I wasn't useful to them so they lost contact with me. It was a convenient issue. In the land of opportunism, I believe there are more decent people in the world who deserve a fair hearing at the GMC.
Debbie and Carl can be spotted here on the Bristol Inquiry Seminars . Ian Syme, Carl Henshall, Deborah Henshall, Co-ordinators, North Staffs. Health Watch - PHA2 0001 (0088, 0089, 0090, 0091, 0092, 0093, 0094, 0095, 0096, 0097).
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