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 […]
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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…
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 […]
Investigation finds ‘numerous serious failures’ in the care of Linden Centre inpatients
‘The passing of our son has left a void that nothing can fill’ Matthew Leahy was found hanging at the Linden Centre in Chelmsford, and […]
North Essex Partnership: Review ordered into mental health trust failings
A national review has been ordered into “significant failings” at a health trust dating back more than a decade. The ombudsman found care shortcomings by […]
‘Significant failings’ at former Essex NHS Trust
A series of significant failings were made in the care of two vulnerable patients who died at an NHS mental health trust in Essex, the […]
Health Ombudsman highlights systemic failure of former NHS Trust to tackle repeated failings following deaths
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has today (12 June) published a deeply critical report into the deaths of two young men, Matthew Leahy and […]
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 […]