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Evening Standard
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Sam Russell and Sami Quadri

Statutory public inquiry to begin examining 2,000 mental health patient deaths

A statutory public inquiry examining the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex is to begin on Monday, with a bereaved mother calling it “long overdue” and a “beacon of hope for so many”.

The Lampard Inquiry, chaired by Baroness Kate Lampard CBE, will investigate the deaths of people who were receiving mental health inpatient care in Essex between 2000 and 2023.

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