NHS trust fined after woman takes life in mental health unit
Alice Figueiredo’s mother has criticised staff for ‘indifference, ignorance, even at times cruelty’
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NHS trust fined £565,000 after woman killed herself on ‘death trap’ ward
Alice Figueiredo, 22, died in 2015 on the Hepworth ward at Goodmayes hospital after 18 similar attempts to self-harm
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Bereaved mother demands change after NHS trust fined over ‘death trap’ ward
North East London NHS Foundation Trust was fined £565,000 plus £200,000 costs after being found guilty of breaching health and safety.
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