The Latest Breaking News from EPUT

Ban ‘intrusive’ cameras in England’s mental health wards, say bereaved families

Lawyers tell inquiry that patients’ lives are at stake through improper use of Oxevision system for most vulnerable

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

ICO watchdog opens inquiry into cameras in mental health patients’ bedrooms

Exclusive: Oxevision system used by 40% of NHS mental health trusts being scrutinised by information commissioner over privacy concerns

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19

Mental health trust boss offers apology to families at inquiry into deaths

The Lampard Inquiry, chaired by Baroness Kate Lampard, is examining deaths at NHS-run inpatient units in Essex between 2000 and 2023.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Essex mental health inquiry pointless without legal powers, say families

Call for review to have statutory powers to make witnesses give evidence after only 11 of 14,000 come forward

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

What is the Essex mental health inquiry and why is it being criticised?

Bereaved relatives say inquiry is not fit for purpose. We look at why it was launched and progress to date

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2023

Abbigail Smith: Woman’s death prompts fresh calls for public inquiry into scandal-hit mental health trust

Exclusive: There have been almost 100 patient deaths linked to the trust in the past year

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022