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Tom Wark

Security boosted for beleaguered mental health hospital

A number of mental health patients have absconded from Cumberland Hospital in recent weeks. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Independent oversight and bolstered security are being implemented to rebuild public confidence in an embattled mental health facility.

A string of patients have absconded from Cumberland Hospital in Sydney's west in recent weeks, with two allegedly involved in the deaths of three people.

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