Croydon Mum Jailed For Forcing Kids To Have Surgery In Benefits Scam

This is a shocking story of a mum who has managed to prove to professionals that they are reluctant to research, investigate, and actively listen to their patients. I am not a medical professional but i would be lying and mostly in denial if i have to say that the professionals who were involved with this family have done their jobs to the best of their knowledge.

Charging this mum of any offence would be unfair, from where I am standing if those who were actively involved in the care of these children are not punished as well. I believe a medical doctor even a surgeon cannot just act on hearsay, word of mouth. They must have run tests and investigated; hence "partnership working", as 'The NHS and Department of Health' call it.

I believe this is a multi disciplinary care, which should have been or must have been a  holistic support package or plan for this family. How could no one have noticed the falsification of her statements and actions? Yet my concerns remain around the children who have gone through stages of abuse and neglect and denial of happy childhood. These children have been failed at every step by the professionals who were involved; what happens next?

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