Anna Collinson
@AnnaCollinson
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Journalist and senior reporter BBC News | Former Newsnight and BBC health Correspondent | ARIAS Podcast of the Year winner. DMs open 📨[email protected]
London via Northumberland
Joined March 2009
10 years since coercive control became a crime, some police forces are failing to support and protect victims. Caroline says she became a detective in her own abuse case due to police failings. I’ve heard this a lot. She's bravely allowed us to follow her fight for justice...
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New - I've been investigating maternity failures at the Leeds NHS trust over the past year. This inquiry is huge for the families who've been fighting for years for truth, accountability and improvements. Independent inquiry into Leeds maternity failings announced - BBC News
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My colleague has kindly just let me know that Raoul Moat: Inside the Mind of a Killer is currently the second most watched movie in the UK on Amazon. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to watch this 🧡 #raoulmoat #amazon #amazonprime #newcastle
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He shot his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart, killed her partner Chris Brown and blinded PC David Rathband before going on the run in Northumberland. His violent actions changed lives and communities forever and that is still being felt today. https://t.co/00h68jaeiQ
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In July 2010, Raoul Moat went on a two-day shooting spree, killing one person and seriously injuring two others, leading the police on a week-long manhunt across the Northeast of England. His brutal...
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Three weeks into my first job as a journalist, I was sent back to my hometown to cover the UK’s biggest manhunt. Fifteen years on, I’ve contributed to a powerful new documentary which examines why Raoul Moat went on his terrifying rampage.
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A harrowing reminder of what life in an eating disorder unit is like
Staff at a specialist eating disorder unit have been photographed sleeping when they should have been looking after severely ill patients who were at risk of harming themselves. I have been told about multiple "unsafe" incidents at Schoen Clinic York. https://t.co/xhLAzc04o3
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Staff asleep, unhygienic food and triggering language - just some of the conditions we’ve been investigating at Schoen Clinic’s Eating Disorder Care Unit in York. Read more here 👇 @AnnaCollinson @JournoJoJo
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Patients at Schoen Clinic York say they witnessed staff sleeping on a number of occasions.
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An amazing story 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 by @AnnaCollinson and @JournoJoJo
Staff at a specialist eating disorder unit have been photographed sleeping when they should have been looking after severely ill patients who were at risk of harming themselves. I have been told about multiple "unsafe" incidents at Schoen Clinic York. https://t.co/xhLAzc04o3
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We can reveal shortly after the ED service closed, the dementia unit - known as Wellen Court - was told to stop accepting new patients amid safety concerns. Schoen said its residents received "high standards of care". Producers: @JournoJoJo @Hannahkjourno
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Schoen Clinic York said "where specific concerns have been raised, they have been fully investigated and addressed" but no "systemic issues" were found. The company's ED service closed a month ago but it still runs a dementia service in the same building.
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"I'm absolutely horrified and disgusted," said @Wera_Hobhouse, the APPG chair on EDs after seeing our investigation. "Too many patients are in services where staff are not trained well enough," she told me.
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The photos that I have seen are taken at times when patients with severe eating disorders were at particular risk of vomiting, exercising excessively and self-harm and should have been supervised. It's one of several concerning issues raised including poor food hygiene.
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Staff at a specialist eating disorder unit have been photographed sleeping when they should have been looking after severely ill patients who were at risk of harming themselves. I have been told about multiple "unsafe" incidents at Schoen Clinic York. https://t.co/xhLAzc04o3
bbc.co.uk
Patients at Schoen Clinic York say they witnessed staff sleeping on a number of occasions.
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My investigation is the most read story on the BBC this morning: Medications which cause sexual urges as a side effect are leading to women and children being exploited Men have been convicted, become addicted to illegal porn and sexually coerced women https://t.co/3GAgxWqoTm
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The prescribed medication, taken for movement disorders, can have extreme side effects.
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MI5 is in this mess because they covered for a violent misogynist state agent who used his role to coerce and abuse Abuse must never be excused, nor abusers protected MI5 underestimated our determination to hold them to account Now they know https://t.co/hNY3kXUM0n
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Earlier investigations into evidence in case of neo-Nazi state agent were "deficient", judges rule.
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'I had to investigate my own abuse case because the police failed me' - BBC News Such an important issue. Compelling journalism from @cmkendall71 and @AnnaCollinson
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Police are failing to properly investigate coercive control, victims and campaigners say.
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Really important and powerful report by the brilliant @AnnaCollinson and Claire Kendall who have worked so hard to bring this story to light
10 years since coercive control became a crime, some police forces are failing to support and protect victims. Caroline says she became a detective in her own abuse case due to police failings. I’ve heard this a lot. She's bravely allowed us to follow her fight for justice...
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Leading political and legal figures who were responsible for the law change warn lives are being lost because of police inaction. The Home Office Minister Jess Philips told us she will “hold the police to the highest standards”. Producer: @cmkendall71 🎥 & edited: @Brijeshp
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We've found a wide disparity in how police forces in England and Wales recognise CCB. There's also a big variation in the take-up of a recommended risk assessment and training, which are meant to help officers detect subtle warning signs of this form of domestic abuse.
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Clive Thomas pleaded guilty to one charge of coercive control and one charge of common assault. He was given a suspended prison sentence, but was told it was only because of his previous good character. Caroline had achieved something so many in her situation don’t – justice.
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Despite all of her evidence, she was told by the CPS that no charges would be brought. She hired a lawyer costing £20,000 and appealed. Eventually, 10 charges were brought against her ex-partner after it was found the police had not handed over key evidence.
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