"After the fatal stabbings, Calocane drove a van into Birkett, Sharon Miller and Marcin Gawronski, leaving all three with severe and life-changing injuries. Calocane, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia before the attacks, was sentenced to a hospital order in January 2024 after admitting to three counts of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and three counts of attempted murder."
"A damning report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published in 2024 found there had been a series of errors, omissions and misjudgments in Calocane's mental health care and that without action the issues would continue to pose an inherent risk to patient and public safety. Earlier this year the trust was told to make significant improvements after the CQC carried out 39 inspections between May 2024 and August 2025 and concluded five mental health services required improvement."
Wayne Birkett criticised the lack of changes at the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS foundation trust, which managed Valdo Calocane's mental health care from May 2020 to September 2022. Calocane killed three people and seriously injured three others in June 2023 and was later given a hospital order in January 2024 after admitting manslaughter and attempted murder on grounds of diminished responsibility. A 2024 Care Quality Commission report identified errors, omissions and misjudgments in his care and warned of ongoing risks. Subsequent CQC inspections between May 2024 and August 2025 found multiple services required improvement and breaches of regulation, and the trust was told to make significant improvements. Birkett, who remains severely injured, urged health secretary Wes Streeting to intervene, warning a similar attack could happen again without action.
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