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Survivor Warns: Mental Health Reforms Crucial After Nottingham Attacks

1/27/2026

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Wayne Birkett, a survivor of the 2023 Nottingham attacks, warns that without improvements to mental health services, similar incidents could recur.
He blames Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for not changing despite a damning Care Quality Commission report on serious errors in the care of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people.
An ongoing inquiry aims to clarify the attacks and push reforms in mental health care to improve public safety.

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Wayne Birkett, a survivor of the 2023 Nottingham attacks, warns that without improvements to mental health services, similar incidents could recur.
He blames Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust for not changing despite a damning Care Quality Commission report on serious errors in the care of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people.
An ongoing inquiry aims to clarify the attacks and push reforms in mental health care to improve public safety.