Essex: Children harmed by mental health service failings
Young people cared for by an NHS mental health service “came to harm” because of its failings, inspectors said. The care provided by Essex Partnership […]
Call for Public Inquiry
Essex man Shaun Mason found dead in car hours after going missing, inquest hears
It is not known how Shaun died, with his cause of death given as “unascertained” An Essex man was found dead in his car hours […]
Essex plasterer takes own life after losing job during pandemic
He had a history of depression and anxiety problems An Essex plasterer took his own life after becoming unemployed during the Covid pandemic, an inquest […]
Essex man hit and killed by train near Stansted months after being told ‘there wasn’t room in mental health hospital’
The coroner found that there was a lack of support from mental health services. An Essex man hit by a train took his own life […]
Patient gets £33k after allegation at Lakes hospital in Colchester
A MENTAL health patient has secured more than £30,000 in compensation following an allegation of sexual assault at a mental health hospital. The woman – […]
Essex mental health trust fined £1.5m for safety failings over deaths of 11 patients
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust pleaded guilty in November to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 following an investigation […]
I ask myself everyday, “why did it take my beautiful daughter to die for @EPUTnhs to find ten areas for improvement ?”
Tillie❤️King After my daughters death a serious incident report was actioned and came up with ten areas for improvement. I ask myself everyday, why did it […]
Essex mental health trust told to make safety improvements
A HEALTH watchdog has told a mental health trust to make safety improvements. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report directing the Essex […]
NEWS: INQUEST writes to Nadine Dorries as families reject toothless inquiry into deaths in the Linden Centre
It is our view, along with that of the families, that only a statutory public inquiry with the active participation of bereaved families can ensure […]
Mental health inquiry: Grieving mum’s pleas
A GRIEVING mum says a planned Government inquiry into a “series of tragic deaths” over a seven-year period “offers no confidence”. Melanie Leahy’s son Matthew […]
