Mum’s petition hits 100k signatures despite General Election setback
The mother of a 20-year-old man who died at an Essex mental health ward says she has been ‘overwhelmed’ by the support of the public […]
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Ex-Liverpool star Jamie Carragher backs call for Government Inquiry
Social media can be a powerful tool for driving change, and former Liverpool star defender Jamie Carragher has used his vast following on Twitter to […]
‘We need action now’ – mum takes campaign over tragic 20-year-old son’s death to 10 Downing Street
The mother of a 20-year-old man who died on a mental health ward in Essex seven years ago has spent a day campaigning outside 10 […]
Exclusive VIDEO: ‘All parents need to read this please. What happened to my son could happen to your kids. He came out of this so called place of safety 7 days later, drugged and dead.’
Last week the Havering Daily featured a piece on the tragic death of Matthew Leahy. Today we are running a follow up piece in a bid to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mum’s desperate search for answers seven years after son was found hanged
It’s been seven years since Matthew Leahy was found hanged in his room at a mental health unit in Essex, days after calling his mum […]
Maldon mum’s fight for justice after system failed son, Matthew Leahy
A petition urging a “radical overhaul” of mental health services has almost reached 12,000 signatures. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/255823 The campaign has been set up by the mother […]
Barbara Keeley MP, Shadow Cabinet Member for Mental Health and Social Care
Today Barbara Keeley MP wrote on my behalf to the Nadine Dorries MP. The new under Secretary for MH and Inequalities. Her letter here… Please […]
INQUEST Newsletter 1 June – 10 July 2019
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman highlighted the systemic failure of former NHS Trust to tackle repeated failings following the deaths of two young men. The Leahy family have […]
