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 […]
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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 […]
Meet the families campaigning for justice for their sons.
The last time Robert Wade saw his son Richard alive was when he watched him drive away in the back of a police car. Richard […]
Mum whose son died in care urges other families to join call for inquiry into Essex mental health deaths
Melanie Leahy’s 20-year-old son Matthew was found dead at an Essex hospital in 2012. By Rachel Lucas, specialist producer. ESSEX MENTAL HEALTH A mum who […]
Only through a public inquiry can we get the truth’: Essex families unite in call for inquiry into mental health deaths
This video contains distressing images Video report by ITV News Anglia’s Charlie Frost Nine deaths between January and March this year are currently being investigated […]
Renewed calls for inquiry into Matthew Leahy’s death at mental health unit
A MOTHER has renewed her calls for a public inquiry into her son’s death at a mental health unit and wants a review of services […]
Mum campaigning to change mental health support in son’s memory
A DETERMINED mum who is behind an eight-year campaign following the death of her son in a mental health unit has joined a crusade to […]
Letter for your MP
100000 signatures on a Uk Government Petition calling for a Public Inquiry Into the death of Matthew Leahy have been obtained. An opportunity now exists for […]
VIDEO: A catalogue of failings after son found hanging at mental health unit.
Matthew Leahy died, aged 20, in November 2012. He was found hanging in his room at the Linden Centre, a mental health unit in Essex. Today […]
