Mid Staffs activist to leave home after 'hate campaign' Julie Bailey, whose mother died at Stafford hospital. The woman who led the campaign to expose failings at Stafford hospital is to leave her home town after becoming embroiled in rows with local residents over claims she wanted the hospital closed. Julie Bailey, whose mother died at the hospital, said she was leaving Stafford after a "hate campaign." She said she had sold her local cafe and was moving to an "undisclosed location." Bailey told a local newspaper she would wind up the campaign, Cure the NHS, and planned to make it a national charity. In a statement she said: "I am having to leave my home, my livelihood and my friends because a few misinformed local political activists have fuelled a hate campaign. The final straw for me was the desecration of my mum's grave. Bailey said she had "no alternative than to move out of Stafford. The last few months have been very distressing time for myself and Cure the NHS. Our main aim has always been a safer NHS for all. Difficult as it is for people, everyone must finally realise that patient safety must be the priority. The main focus for every hospital must be the patient. In 2009, an investigation by the Healthcare Commission into the Mid Staffordshire trust revealed "appalling standards of care" at the hospital. Following this a £13m public inquiry, led by Sir Robert Francis QC, found serious failings at Stafford hospital, which he said had put corporate self-interest ahead of patients. But local anger has been brewing since the economic regulator, Monitor, published a report in February calling for the closure of acute services including the A&E department. In April 30,000 people joined a mile-long march to save the local hospital in the town. It is against this backdrop that Bailey and Cure the NHS faced intense criticism for their role. Ken Lownds, who used to run Cure the NHS, said: "It was really sad that we had a number of extremely unpleasant incidents to deal with." Last month, the paramedic Murph Guest was sacked by West Midlands ambulance service after comments appeared online expressing the hope that Bailey would suffer "a life-threatening illness."