Heartbreaking
The death of vulnerable Nottingham man Errol Graham found starved in 2018 has been described as "utterly heartbreaking" in a parliamentary debate on his case. Mr Graham, 57, weighed just four-and-a-half stone when he was found dead at his flat in Radford.
During a debate in the House of Commons on Tuesday , the Government was questioned on why it had not passed crucial information from Mr Graham's 2014 work capability assessment to the team which produced last month's report. Nottingham South's Labour MP Lilian Greenwood said: "In failing to share that 2014 assessment, the DWP did not assist the local authority in its really important duty.
"Errol's case is utterly heartbreaking. We cannot change what happened, but we must learn the lessons for others and prevent future deaths of that sort." "It is significant that there are now checks that ensure people's cases are not suspended or terminated when we have not heard back from them, and that we have senior customer service leaders who work on a cross-agency basis to ensure that people are properly supported. They were the right steps to take and they have been informed by cases like this."
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