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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 […]
Bereaved families continue to wait for Essex mental health inquiry
Terms of reference have yet to be approved by ministers, leaving relatives frustrated Grieving relatives have accused ministers of delaying an inquiry into the deaths […]
I have 20 strokes a week, and I’m falling through the cracks of the NHS
READ Daisy Simpson suffers from at least 30 different health conditions, but her unique needs are not met by any single NHS trust A woman […]
‘I lost my son on a mental health ward in Essex – I’m still waiting for answers’
A statutory public inquiry is investigating the deaths of up to 2,000 people at mental health units in Essex over a 20-year period, but families […]
Woman stabbed herself to death in Essex mental health ward after being given knife by staff
A jury has concluded there were missed opportunities by mental health staff to prevent Marion Michel’s death. A woman living with schizophrenia died after she […]
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 […]