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Debate in parliament as Essex petition is backed by more than 100,000 signatures
Melanie Leahy with her late son Matthew. Picture: Leahy family A bid for a public inquiry into deaths connected to mental health care will be […]
Matthew Leahy: Mother secures debate in Parliament over son’s death in NHS mental health unit
Matthew died aged 20 while in a mental health unit run by the NHS in Essex By Paul GallagherOctober 18, 2020 4:44 pm https://inews.co.uk/news/health/matthew-leahy-death-nhs-mental-health-parliament-debate-729318 A mother […]
CAN YOU SPARE A FEW MINUTES TO WRITE TO YOUR MP?
Mental health services have been failing nationally so so many families. I’m just a mum who is trying to find answers after her own sons […]
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 […]
Matthew Leahy death: Mother calls for public inquiry
A mother fighting for seven years to find out why her 20-year-old son died by hanging at a mental health unit has called for a […]
Justice for Matthew petition reaches 100k. ‘Thank you! You have been amazing, now the fight continues’.
To all Havering Daily Readers and many thousands of supporters nationwide. Melanie Leahy has been campaigning for 7 years to date. Asking for truth, accountability and change after the death of her only son Matthew […]
Ombudsman calls for national review of former NHS Trust’s failure to keep patients safe
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has today called for a national review into years of potential failings to ensure patient safety at the North Essex Partnership University NHS […]
The doctor’s remarks no one would want to see about Essex as public health in ‘horrendous decline’
The doctor’s remarks no one would want to see about Essex as public health in ‘horrendous decline’ Public health in Essex is falling at a […]
Essex mum blasts Government response to deaths at mental health unit
A MUM whose son was found hanging in a mental unit has slammed the Government’s response to an inquiry as a “slap in the face” […]
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 […]
Khabi Abrey death: Independent investigation finds ‘little evidence’ that Westcliff fire scenario would not happen again
Khabi Abrey was 32 weeks pregnant when she was killed as a result of a flat fire The killing of a pregnant woman by an […]
Veteran Mental Health Campaigner and Essex Mother, Melanie Leahy, shortlisted for National Parents Awards
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT BY VOTING FOR MELANIE LEAHY……TAKES SECONDS X …Click link Melanie Leahy (#MatthewsCampaign) has been nominated for the popular “Bloody Awesome Parents […]
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 […]
The Essex seaside town with second highest ‘mental health need’ in England
Figures show Tendring District had the second highest suicide rates in the country between 2017-19 Clacton-on-Sea has the second highest ‘mental health need’ in England, […]
Essex doctor accused of ‘forging’ patient’s signature to obtain prescription for ‘personal and financial use’
An eight-day misconduct hearing has been scheduled with the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) on September 1 An Essex psychiatrist has been accused of “forging” […]
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 […]
