Essex mental health inquiry will reveal hundreds more deaths, chair says
Statutory inquiry begins into at least 2,000 deaths over 23 years after previous inquiry’s calls for evidence ignored
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Inquiry into 2,000 mental health deaths in Essex NHS trusts given legal powers
After pressure from bereaved relatives and inquiry chair, witnesses will be compelled to give evidence
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Health secretary launches national investigation into NHS mental health scandals after Independent exposés
Steve Barclay also announced public inquiry into ‘tragic’ mental health deaths across Essex NHS trusts as he said ‘I’d like to thank The Independent for raising awareness of this important issue’
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Essex: 1,500 deaths to be investigated at scandal-hit mental health trust
Mental health services in Essex have been repeatedly criticised for ‘systemic’ failings
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Inquiry investigates deaths of 1,500 NHS mental health patients in Essex
People died in ‘unexpected, unexplained or self-inflicted’ circumstances from 2000 to 2020
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