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Mother tells hearing Nadine Dorries caused mental health deaths by blocking inquiry



Melanie Leahy, whose son Matthew died in 2012, campaigned for years for inquiry into hundreds of mental health deaths in Essex over 2000-23An attempt by Nadine Dorries to block a statutory investigation into thousands of mental health deaths cost more lives, a bereaved mother has told an inquiry.Melanie Leahy campaigned for years for a public inquiry into the death of her son Matthew and hundreds of others failed by mental health care in Essex. It finally began last week after a long battle with ministers, including Dorries when she was a health minister in the last government. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/sep/17/mother-tells-hearing-nadine-dorries-caused-mental-health-deaths-by-blocking-inquiry

Author : Matthew Weaver

Publish date : 2024-09-17 16:59:10

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