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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 […]

Woman died in Essex hospital after being sectioned under Mental Health Act, inquest hears
An inquest has been opened into her death. A woman died while in the care of a hospital in Essex after she was sectioned under […]

Wickford man hit and killed by train at Essex station months after being discharged from mental health services
The court heard that Darian’s discharge “should have been managed in a more professional way” An Essex man was hit and killed by a train […]

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 woman fears it will ‘take her death’ for NHS mental health services to listen
“I feel like I’m not being listened to and that it will take for my death for them to listen’ An Essex woman who has […]

PRIDE OF BRITAIN AWARDS – PLEASE SUPPORT
A Personal request from Julia Caro CLICK HERE👉👉👉Melanie Leahy (Nominations for SPECIAL CATEGORY) Please find above the link to read about and nominate Melanie Leahy for the Mirror Pride of Britain […]

Witham mental health patient would be alive if staff listened to partner ‘begging’ for help
Trust warned if practices continue there is a real risk of future deaths occurring A mental health patient who died surrounded by empty insulin pens […]

Essex man tragically takes own life in Colchester playground after years of mental health struggles
His family described him as “loved” A ‘troubled’ Essex man tragically took his own life in a popular Essex park after battling with mental health […]

Essex mum-of-three ‘made funeral plans’ before taking her own life
A report found a number of failings by the NHS mental health trust she was a patient at before she died. A mum-of-three from Essex […]

Essex NHS Trust’s failure to use medically qualified clinicians resulted in man’s suicide, coroner says
There is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken. Failure to use suitably medically qualified clinicians for home mental health assessments […]

Campaign song has just been launched- These lyrics tell a story
How many more will die across our nation..failed by mental health services? Matthew lost his life whilst in a so called place of safety, under […]