Essex County Council criticised over care of mental health patient
FAILURE by Essex County Council to appropriately assess a 17-year-old mental health patient contributed to her suicide, a critical coroner’s report has said. Sonia Hayes, […]
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Women died after ‘gross failings’ by scandal hit mental health trust
How many more must die before there is a real change in Essex mental health services? asks leading charity A young woman died following “gross […]
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 […]
Suicidal Colchester mum overdosed after being allowed out of mental health unit alone
Valerie Dimoglou, 76, took her own life just hours after being granted day release without her family knowing, her daughter claims. An Essex grandma who […]
‘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 […]
