Large numbers of patient homicides at London NHS Trust
We’ve been concerned for some time now about large numbers of patient homicides in several London mental health trusts. Our research featured in this major article in the Daily Mail today.
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Lightning strikes
After the terrible case of Nicholas Salvador who was found to be insane when he beheaded north London grandmother, Palmira Silva, the Daily Mail columnist and Doctor, Max Pemberton wrote an article pleading that everyone with a mental illness Read More …
Leslie Gadsby
In February 2004, on the day he was due to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital, mentally ill Leslie Gadsby killed his father Arthur with a hammer. Less then two years later, in December 2006, he was conditionally discharged from Read More …
Mills-Westley family statement
Jennifer Mills-Westley’s daughters made the following statement following the HIW enquiry into the treatment of the man who went on to commit her murder: “Today marks a significant milestone for our family. Three and a half years after the brutal Read More …
Press Statement from Hundred families
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales investigation into the care of Mr M (Deyan Deyanov) – November 11 2014 “This shocking report uncovers repeated failings in the care of Deyan Deyanov. It clearly shows that had his care and treatment in North Wales been Read More …
Patient records in Sussex ‘not fit for purpose’
An official investigation has found that record keeping systems for mental health patients in Sussex are not fit for purpose. On 15 February 2010, a mental health patient of Sussex Partnership Trust, Steven Dunne fatally stabbed his former neighbour, Gordon Read More …