fiona mason wa nts causation, admitted.ants changes to how patients are assessed and how the trust communicates with them and their families. throughout this statement, we have tried to remain as composed as possible, trusting that the transparency and change is genuinely desired by the trust as you have told us. even while it has not a lwa ys told us. even while it has not always been evident. thank you. for listening to us. thank you for that, i think listening to us. thank you for that, ithinkl listening to us. thank you for that, i think i speak for the board in saying that there is a lot of shocking stuff in there and i was aware of some of it but not all of it. and please be assured that myself and the other members of the board will pick up all the points you've made, give them serious consideration, the board has discussed tim's death before, but it isa discussed tim's death before, but it is a chance to say publicly how sorry we are. the board assures the family that changes have already been made to how patients a

gavin and fiona are about to make their views known. gavin mason initially, the trust didn't admit its failings, following an early investigation into what happened to tim. after numerous excuses, the report was finally emailed, 111 days after tim died. it was as we had feared, a distressing whitewash with missing statements from key staff and supposedly an independent conclusion that the hospital bore no responsibility for tim's death. gavin says he was later informed that the trust had accepted liability. 0ur solicitor received a letter from trust solicitors. in it was medicaljargon and legaljargon. but for us, there were three headings that said it all. admission of liability, breach of duty admitted, causation admitted. fiona mason wants changes to how patients are assessed, and how the trust communicates with them and their families. throughout this statement, we have tried to remain as composed as possible, trusting that the transparency and change is genuinely desired by the trust, as you have told us, even while it has not always been evide