Linden Centre: ‘Robust’ inquiry to investigate 20-year history
An independent inquiry will be held into events over 20 years at a mental health unit, a health minister said. Nadine Dorries made the announcement […]
Month: November 2020
Families say inquiry into deaths of mental health patients in Essex doesn’t go far enough
By Rachel Lucas, specialist producer An independent inquiry to find the “truth” into what happened to mental health patients who died at an Essex hospital […]
Matthew Leahy: mother rejects independent inquiry into death of 20-year-old son at Essex mental health unit
Melanie Leahy had been calling for a statutory public inquiry, which would have compelled witnesses to give evidence on oath, and is ‘shocked’ at decision […]
Suzanne Brown killing: Review recommends mental health changes at Essex Police
A review of a case where a man stabbed his partner 173 times has concluded a formal process was needed for police to notify health […]
Melanie Leahy still wants truth of Linden Centre incident
THE mother of a patient who died in the care of a mental health trust says the fight for the truth still goes on. The […]
Demand for Statutory public inquiry into NHS mental health deaths to be debated by MPs
Matthew Leahy’s death in 2012 has sparked calls for a public inquiry into Essex mental health services A mother fighting for a public inquiry into […]
CALL FOR STATUTORY PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO THE DEATHS, ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF PATIENTS UNDER THE CARE OF ESSEX MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES LEADS TO DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT ON MONDAY 30TH NOVEMBER
A successful petition led by Melanie Leahy and signed by over 105,000 people, has secured a parliamentary debate into what appear to be calamitous failings within NHS […]
Mother’s hard won parliamentary debate on deaths in mental health care to take place Monday
The mother of Matthew Leahy, who died whilst an inpatient in an Essex mental health ward, secured a parliamentary debate into deaths in mental health […]
Essex Health Trust admits care failures in deaths of patients
A mental health trust has pleaded guilty to failures of care involving the deaths of 11 patients. The Essex Partnership University Trust (EPUT) accepted it […]
Mental Health Trust pleads guilty to failings over eleven patient deaths in Essex
Thursday 12 November 2020, 2:53pm A mental health trust in Essex has pleaded guilty to safety failings after the deaths of 11 patients involving fixed […]
