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Death of teenager left alone at scandal-hit mental health hospital by worker with fake ID was unlawful

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after a litany of failings at Huntercombe Hospital, where she should have had constant monitoring

The Independent UK

Jury in inquest of girl who fatally self-harmed at hospital to consider whether she was unlawfully killed

Hospital was ‘severely short-staffed’ on the day the teenager was left alone when she should have had constant care

The Independent UK

NHS official admits ‘what we did wasn’t enough’ for 14-year-old who died under care of mental health hospital

Mental health units for most mentally unwell children across the country struggle to staff wards, admits official

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Care worker who left suicidal teenager alone had fake ID and fled UK after she died, inquest told

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation

The Independent UK

Closed: Hospital we exposed for treating patients ‘like animals’

Exclusive: Whistleblowers treated at Berkshire mental health hospital shed ‘tears of joy’ over its immediate closure - after The Independent revealed scandal of systemic abuse

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Families launch legal action against scandal-hit hospitals after The Independent exposed ‘systemic abuse’

Exclusive: Allegations include children being injured during restraint, inappropriate force-feeding and patients being over-medicated

The Independent UK

Scandal-hit private hospital owner accused of ‘callous’ treatment of migrant workers

Exclusive: Private hospitals accused of mounting ‘unfair attack’ on migrant workers’ by union

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Children’s hospital forced to close after abuse claims may reopen due to legal loophole

Exclusive: Taplow Manor will close in May after The Independent revealed abuse and rape allegations but could reopen as unit for adults

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Hospital at centre of rape and death inquiries to close after investigation by The Independent

Exclusive: Taplow Manor, formerly owned by The Huntercombe Group, set to close after series of care concerns raised

The Independent UK

Police investigating ‘sexual assault’ at scandal-hit children’s hospital as watchdog threatens closure

Exclusive: The Huntercombe Group’s two hospitals now rated inadequate following revelations of abuse and poor care by The Independent

The Independent UK

Whistleblowers claim children ‘seriously harmed’ at scandal-hit mental health hospitals

Special report: In an expose of private children’s hospitals, workers say inadequate staffing put patients in harm’s way. Rebecca Thomas reports

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