I fail to understand why family members aren’t seeking legal action against these facilities and care givers. Is it that these facilities are state run and have tort immunity or is it that the Brits just aren’t as malpractice happy as we are in the States? In the US such mistreatment would bring swarms of tort lawyers as well was the wrath of state regulators. In the UK it just seems like these cases are seen as “too bad...better luck next time” rather than bringing hell fire to those who perpetrate this shoddy care. Perhaps the US could help by exporting a few thousand tort lawyers to the UK.
My guess is these are government facilities. You can’t sue the gov’t, right?
I think NHS in the UK enjoys “sovereign immunity.” That is, you can’t sue them unless they say you can.