If you destroy and conceal evidence in a whistleblowing you pay costs right? We will find out on Monday
What is happening on Monday 6 March;
You may be aware that the British Medical Association?funded?the 16 day June/July 2022 hearing of my whistleblowing case.?
On Monday (6 March), we are attempting to win back ￡20k for the BMA in?our application to recover costs?from Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust.
This is for the Trust's?extraordinary conduct in this case.
Our position is that the Judgment of the June/July 2022 hearing records instances (but makes no negative inference) of Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust destroying and concealing evidence on several occasions during and in the years before the June 2022 hearing.
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As a result, when all this came to light, the hearing was prolonged for several days.?When?revelations of the Trust's conduct?dramatically came to light?during the June hearing, this occurred only after my evidence had been completed (so I could not use it in my cross examination). The hearing then had to be adjourned and extended (at the BMA's expense). I never got to comment in my cross examination on all the hidden evidence or the fact that there had been destruction of evidence. The Trust CEO and Barrister, Ben Cooper KC never got cross examined on this conduct either. This was shambolic in my opinion (which I am entitled to).
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Instead of focusing on the simple point that the NHS' destruction and concealment of evidence prolonged the June hearing, Lewisham and Greenwich are defending the application by smearing and attacking me for my objection to the way serious patient safety issues have been misrepresented to MPs and to the press ( my position is supported by 2 consultants and guidelines). I have also been attacked for my reasonable objection to evidence being destroyed, concealed and the Tribunal taking no action or making no negative inference from such serious conduct.
The Trust have stated that my position and my objection to these actions is absurd and offensive which is frankly ridiculous given what has happened in this case.
Some of the things said by the Trust about the significance of the patient safety issues are quite unbelievable given the evidence from the 2 consultants and the 2 avoidable deaths that were before the Tribunal in June.
We have responded robustly to the Trust's position and you can read our response and the details for Monday?here.
This idea that my position on these issues is absurd and offensive is wearing a bit thin given the public comment on the case from large numbers of senior people.
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
2 年Good luck. You deserve so much better.
Retired healthcare worker
2 年Good luck tomorrow Dr Chris ????????????
Accounting Professional Governance
2 年Chris I sincerely hope you get something out of this and I am 1000 % behind your endeavours as it’s always a pivotal moment when faced with that type of situation Not just good lucjk but I Hope justice can swing your way ! Best regards John
Accounting Professional Governance
2 年Absolutely a farce like so much of what goes on in the courts systems. How are the public to have confidence in the outcomes. In this case the strike out reflects a mere partial penalty there should follow a prosecution for the waste of time and full costs to reflect true justice. Deceit needs punished ! Rant nearly over but really what’s it about when cases are manipulated on both sides so if evidence can lead to prosecution then thats it any lawyer complicit in such goings on should be struck off and that includes judges acting against the interests of justice if proven then remove them as they have failed in the duty imposed by their office, a public office Misconduct in public office of the worst kind These scandals need to end and the penalties should help with that Justice is the right of all