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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