Families of the Nottingham attack victims want medics named and shamed – after a report found mental health staff blunders left Valdo Calocane free to kill. They said accountability should be on an “individual level” and “names should be named” to ensure proper justice is served. Calocane, a paranoid schizophrenic, is serving an indefinite hospital order for fatally stabbing students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, before turning on caretaker Ian Coates, 65, in June 2023. An independent NHS report this week revealed a litany of errors in the 33-year-old’s care.

Addressing a press conference, Grace’s dad Dr Sanjoy Kumar, an NHS medic, called for individuals to be held accountable because “the system is made of individuals.” He added: “[Calocane] was sectioned four times. Four times the psychiatrists failed to change the treatment. Four times they failed to put provisions to ensure he took his medication, ultimately discharging him into the community to do harm.

“This report highlights the failures of the mental health trust, but it fails my wife and as clinicians working at the NHS, for the failure to treat Valdo Calocane appropriately. We’ve been failed at every intersection that Valdo Calocane had with any authority.”. Grace’s mum, Dr Sinead O’Malley-Kumar, said there had been poor decision-making and “laziness” among health staff who treated her daughter’s killer. She continued: “If any of them knew that Valdo Calocane was going to go out and share student accommodation with their children, I suspect their choices may have changed – accountability on an individual level is essential.”.

The damning review, published on Tuesday, found Calocane was not forced to have long-lasting anti-psychotic medication because he did not like needles. It also details how patients cared for by Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust also committed “extremely serious” acts of violence – including stabbings – between 2019 and 2023. NHS England planned to only release a summary of the report, citing patient confidentiality and data protection. But bosses backtracked at the eleventh hour after outrage from the victims’ families.

Barnaby's mum Emma Webber said the push back on publishing the report in full is "shameful," adding: "Enough is enough - we've had to fight so hard against the public agencies and institutions that should be there to protect us. Have the respect to admit failure, accept the consequences but, most importantly, make the change now. It's desperately needed to keep the public safe.". Solicitor Neil Hudgell, acting on behalf of the families, said they will meet the Government next week to discuss a statutory public inquiry. In a statement released after the report’s publication, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “The findings will help to support an inquiry into this attack and we’ll set out the next steps as this develops.

“It’s clear there were failings in how the care provided to Valdo Calocane was managed at every level, which is why I’ve personally called for all the recommendations made in the CQC (Care Quality Commission) report to be implemented across the country. I want to see the recommendations from this new report implemented as soon as possible and I will be keeping track of progress and performance to make sure that they are.".