The death of Matthew Leahy: ‘Eight years on and my son has not had justice’
Investigations surrounding the death of Matthew Leahy while in NHS care have been reopened. The nursing regulator has reopened fitness to practice cases into three […]
Falsification of Documents
VIDEO: A catalogue of failings after son found hanging at mental health unit.
Matthew Leahy died, aged 20, in November 2012. He was found hanging in his room at the Linden Centre, a mental health unit in Essex. Today […]
NHS England director backs tighter recruitment checks
Claire Murdoch considering asking trusts to look at their recruitment processes Has tightened checks at her own trust after discovering it had employed a nurse […]
‘Missed chances’ over death of patient Matthew Leahy
A 20-year-old man died at a mental health centre after staff “missed opportunities” to provide better care, a coroner in Essex said. Matthew Leahy was […]
Linden Centre nurses disciplined after Matthew Leahy death
Three nurses were disciplined following the death of a patient at a mental health centre, an inquest has heard. Matthew Leahy, 20, was found dead […]
