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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 […]
Essex mental health staff fell asleep on duty, inspection found
Staff fell asleep while on duty at a mental health trust, inspectors found. Some of the Essex Partnership University NHS Trust workers were meant to […]
Mum calls for answers as mental health public inquiry gets tougher legal powers
Melanie Leahy tells us changes and answers need to come fast Picture Capital / Alamy Stock PhotoAuthor: Cameron GreenPublished 21 hours ago One of the […]
Essex mental health inquiry into 2,000 deaths is given new statutory powers by health secretary
An inquiry examining the deaths of about 2,000 mental health patient will be given statutory powers in a bid improve the investigation, Health Secretary Steve Barclay has […]
Inquiry into 2,000 mental health deaths in Essex NHS trusts given legal powers
An independent inquiry into the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patientsacross NHS trusts in Essex is to be given legal powers to compel witnesses to […]
Essex Mental Health Inquiry: Chair renews push for legal powers decision
The chair of an inquiry into the deaths of mental health patients has renewed a push for a decision over whether to grant it full […]
Inquiry into 2,000 Essex mental health deaths calls for more power to make staff give evidence
The chairwoman of an inquiry looking into the deaths of 2,000 mental health patients is asking for legal powers to force more staff to give […]
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, […]
Professor Simon Baron-Cohen declares his support for a Statutory Public Inquiry in to Essex Mental Health Services
“Melanie and her team have worked tirelessly for a decade to have a Statutory Enquiry into what led to the unexplained and tragic deaths of […]
Essex mental health deaths: Minister calls for staff evidence
A health minister has called for more staff to take part in an inquiry into deaths at a mental health trust. An independent review into […]
Inquiry into Mental Health Services in Essex
Today Sir John Whittingdale MP spoke in the Westminster Hall Debate, which was obtained by his colleague and fellow Essex MP, Vicky Ford, on the […]
