"Cash from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's 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. The mental health trust was involved in the care of Valdo Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic who killed Barnaby Webber, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in the Nottingham attacks in June 2023."
"In a statement to the BBC, Majid apologised again and said 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 249.50 from the charity, which is currently fundraising for therapies for the mother and baby unit and peer support work for people living with dementia."
"The news comes following a recent Care Quality Commission report, which said the trust's leadership "requires improvement". Inspectors also found a "challenged" financial picture at the trust, with a forecast deficit of 46.8m at the end of the 2025-26 financial year. This came after a damning 2024 report, which the Nottingham attacks victims' families said demonstrated "gross, systemic failures in the mental health trust"."
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust used £249.50 from its charitable funds to help organise a leaving event for former chairman Paul Devlin in December. Chief executive Ifti Majid apologised, accepted the use was inappropriate, called it a "mistake", and said the sum had been returned to the charity. The trust provided care for Valdo Calocane, a patient who killed three people in June 2023. A recent Care Quality Commission inspection rated leadership as requiring improvement and identified a "challenged" financial picture with a forecast £46.8m deficit by 2025-26. More than 30 staff were suspended in January 2024.
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