26/05/2026
⭐ FACEBOOK PAGE ABOUT SECTION — “Faye’s Law: History Matters”
💜 Who Was Faye?
Faye Rebecca Cunningham was a kind, gentle, funny 27-year-old woman who spent her entire life living with pain, symptoms, and confusion that were never understood, never joined together, and never treated as the medical reality they were.
She adored her family, loved her partner and friends, Faye cared deeply about others, she fought through every day with courage most people will never understand.
Despite everything her body put her through, she always stayed kind. Always stayed soft. Always stayed hopeful.
She deserved time.
She deserved answers.
She deserved care.
She deserved to live.
⚠️ What Happened?
From the day she was born, a trail of missed red flags followed Faye: toxic neonatal drug exposure, abnormal results, collapse episodes, neurological symptoms, rashes, infections, hypertension, metabolic instabilities — but no one ever looked at her history as a whole.
Her medical story became fragmented across GP surgeries, hospitals, and services that never communicated with each other.
She was labelled instead of investigated.
She was dismissed instead of protected.
She was “too young” for services that could have helped her.
And when she deteriorated in 2021–2022, every escalation failed.
Her final hours were chaotic, unsafe, and avoidable.
Faye died from a preventable medical crisis — one that should have been recognised long before she took her last breath.
📜 Why Faye’s Law Is Needed
Faye’s story exposes the biggest flaw in the entire NHS complaints and investigation system:
➡️ Nobody checks the full medical history.
➡️ No law requires clinicians to review long-term records.
➡️ Patterns are missed because nobody is responsible for joining the dots.
The system treats each appointment as a new story when it should be a new chapter of the SAME story.
Faye’s Law will change that.
🛑 The Legal Barrier Preventing Justice
Right now, the Health Service Commissioners Act (1993/1996) stops the Ombudsman from investigating any part of a patient’s medical history before 1996 — even when those early-life mistakes CAUSED the illness, disability, or death decades later.
This outdated law blocks families from getting truth if the root cause began in childhood or infancy.
Faye cannot get a full investigation because her toxic exposure and neonatal failures happened in 1995 — just ONE year before the law’s cut-off.
That is not justice.
That is a loophole protecting systems, not people.
💜 What Faye’s Law Campaign Demands
We are fighting for:
✔️ Mandatory review of 10+ years of medical records when symptoms are chronic or life-long
✔️ Legal reform to remove the 1996 time-bar
✔️ Joined-up safeguarding for vulnerable adults with cognitive, neurological, or health-related limitations
✔️ Automatic follow-up and escalation for abnormal tests
✔️ National “Vulnerability Flag” for patients who fall between services
✔️ Clear accountability for multi-agency failures
✔️ Record accuracy laws to stop dismissal, labelling, and misleading entries
Faye’s life mattered.
Her history mattered.
And her death must lead to change.
✊ What We’re Asking the Public to Do
👉 Follow this page
👉 Share Faye’s story
👉 Support the Faye's Law in the links section on Faye’s Law campagne page. Or clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
👉 Please help us by signing all the petitions listed, so we can ask the MPs for the 1993/1996 Act to be reformed
👉 Help us make sure no one's child’s, persons, early medical mistakes are buried by time.
💜 For Faye
Her story will protect others.
Her life will lead to change.
Her voice did not end — it simply moved into ours.
FAYE’S LAW — HISTORY MATTERS
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Disclaimer
The statements in this petition reflect the personal experiences and understanding of Faye Cunningham’s family and supporters.
They are based on available medical records and lived experience.
This petition advocates for systemic change in the public interest and does not assign blame to individual professionals or institutions.
**Please sign and share.
Help us make Faye’s Law a reality.
💜 Who Was Faye?
Faye Rebecca Cunningham was a kind, gentle, funny 27-year-old woman who spent her entire life living with pain, symptoms, and confusion that were never understood, never joined together, and never treated as the medical reality they were.
She adored her family, loved her partner and friends, Faye cared deeply about others, she fought through every day with courage most people will never understand.
Despite everything her body put her through, she always stayed kind. Always stayed soft. Always stayed hopeful.
She deserved time.
She deserved answers.
She deserved care.
She deserved to live.
⚠️ What Happened?
From the day she was born, a trail of missed red flags followed Faye: toxic neonatal drug exposure, abnormal results, collapse episodes, neurological symptoms, rashes, infections, hypertension, metabolic instabilities — but no one ever looked at her history as a whole.
Her medical story became fragmented across GP surgeries, hospitals, and services that never communicated with each other.
She was labelled instead of investigated.
She was dismissed instead of protected.
She was “too young” for services that could have helped her.
And when she deteriorated in 2021–2022, every escalation failed.
Her final hours were chaotic, unsafe, and avoidable.
Faye died from a preventable medical crisis — one that should have been recognised long before she took her last breath.
📜 Why Faye’s Law Is Needed
Faye’s story exposes the biggest flaw in the entire NHS complaints and investigation system:
➡️ Nobody checks the full medical history.
➡️ No law requires clinicians to review long-term records.
➡️ Patterns are missed because nobody is responsible for joining the dots.
The system treats each appointment as a new story when it should be a new chapter of the SAME story.
Faye’s Law will change that.
🛑 The Legal Barrier Preventing Justice
Right now, the Health Service Commissioners Act (1993/1996) stops the Ombudsman from investigating any part of a patient’s medical history before 1996 — even when those early-life mistakes CAUSED the illness, disability, or death decades later.
This outdated law blocks families from getting truth if the root cause began in childhood or infancy.
Faye cannot get a full investigation because her toxic exposure and neonatal failures happened in 1995 — just ONE year before the law’s cut-off.
That is not justice.
That is a loophole protecting systems, not people.
💜 What Faye’s Law Campaign Demands
We are fighting for:
✔️ Mandatory review of 10+ years of medical records when symptoms are chronic or life-long
✔️ Legal reform to remove the 1996 time-bar
✔️ Joined-up safeguarding for vulnerable adults with cognitive, neurological, or health-related limitations
✔️ Automatic follow-up and escalation for abnormal tests
✔️ National “Vulnerability Flag” for patients who fall between services
✔️ Clear accountability for multi-agency failures
✔️ Record accuracy laws to stop dismissal, labelling, and misleading entries
Faye’s life mattered.
Her history mattered.
And her death must lead to change.
✊ What We’re Asking the Public to Do
👉 Follow this page
👉 Share Faye’s story
👉 Support the Faye's Law in the links section on Faye’s Law campagne page. Or clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
👉 Please help us by signing all the petitions listed, so we can ask the MPs for the 1993/1996 Act to be reformed
👉 Help us make sure no one's child’s, persons, early medical mistakes are buried by time.
💜 For Faye
Her story will protect others.
Her life will lead to change.
Her voice did not end — it simply moved into ours.
FAYE’S LAW — HISTORY MATTERS
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Disclaimer
The statements in this petition reflect the personal experiences and understanding of Faye Cunningham’s family and supporters.
They are based on available medical records and lived experience.
This petition advocates for systemic change in the public interest and does not assign blame to individual professionals or institutions.
**Please sign and share.
Help us make Faye’s Law a reality.
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