Moral Injury in Public Services

Moral Injury in Public Services

Moral Injury in Public ServicesRachel Fairhurst
Published on: 07/09/2025

Exploring the hidden trauma of moral injury in public services - where practitioners are forced to act against their ethical values under systemic pressure. It introduces the Trauma Regulation Board’s regulatory response, embedding safeguards that protect both families and frontline staff. From neuroscience to supervision reform, the piece reframes moral injury as a public safety issue and calls for enforceable trauma-informed standards across UK services

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Too Little, Too Late

Too Little, Too Late

Too Little, Too LateRachel Fairhurst
Published on: 06/09/2025

The tragic story of Victoria Taylor - a mother and nurse repeatedly failed by mental health and crisis services despite clear signs of trauma and suicidal distress. It dissects the systemic gaps in threshold-driven care, throughput pressures, and lack of trauma concordance that culminated in her preventable death. The Trauma Regulation Board’s regulatory framework could close these gaps and ensure no family is left “too little, too late"

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