Coroners inquest enough to satisfy Article 2 in mental health suicide case – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 22nd, 2013 in human rights, inquests, mental health, news, suicide by tracey

“R (Antoniou) v (1) Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust; (2) Secretary of State for Health; (3) NHS England [2013] EWHC 3055 (Admin).Where a patient, detained in hospital under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983, takes their own life, Article 2 imposes procedural obligations on the State to investigate the circumstances of the death. These obligations are fulfilled by a coroner’s inquest. Unlike in prison and police station deaths, there need not be any independent investigation system prior to the inquest stage, and nor does Article 2 require one.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd October 2013

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Orchid View scandal: Whistle-blowing inquiry call – BBC News

“Ministers must launch an inquiry into how whistle-blowers are treated in the wake of the Orchid View care home scandal, MP Charlotte Leslie has said.”

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BBC News, 20th October 2013

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Orchid View inquest: Home riddled by ‘institutional abuse’ – BBC News

Posted October 18th, 2013 in care homes, elderly, inquests, news, whistleblowers by tracey

“A care home where 19 residents died was riddled with ‘institutionalised abuse’, a coroner has said.”

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BBC News, 18th October 2013

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Regina (Antoniou) v Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and others – WLR Daily

Posted October 15th, 2013 in hospitals, human rights, inquests, law reports, suicide by sally

Regina (Antoniou) v Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust and others [2013] EWHC 3055 (Admin); [2013] WLR (D) 379

“In order to fulfil its procedural obligations under article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms the state was not obliged to conduct, prior to an inquest, an immediate and independent investigation into the circumstances of the death of a patient detained in hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act 1983.”

WLR Daily, 10th October 2013

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Why Mrs Litvinenko did not get her PCO – but what if it had been an environmental claim? – UK Human Rights Blog

“An extraordinary story which would have raised our eyebrows at its implausibility had it come from our spy novelists. In late 2006, Alexander Litvinenko was murdered by polonium-210 given to him in London. He was an ex-Russian Federation FSB agent, but by then was a UK citizen. He had accused Putin of the murder of the journalist Anna Politovskaya. He may or may not have been working for MI6 at the time of his death. The prime suspects for the killing are in Russia, not willing to help the UK with its inquiries. But rightly, in one form or another, we want to know what really happened.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 9th October 2013

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High suicide-risk prisoner Kieron Gray was ‘failed’ – BBC News

Posted September 26th, 2013 in inquests, news, prisons, reports, suicide by sally

“A ‘very serious failing’ led to the death of a suicide-risk prisoner who killed himself on his first day in prison, an inquest heard.”

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BBC News, 25th September 2013

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Army could have done more to stop soldier dying from heat, says coroner – The Guardian

Posted September 24th, 2013 in armed forces, health, health & safety, inquests, Iraq, news by sally

“Army chiefs could have done more to make sure soldiers were protected against the effects of soaring temperatures, a coroner has concluded after hearing the case of a reservist who died after suffering heat stroke in Iraq.”

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The Guardian, 23rd September 2013

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Q&A: Mark Duggan inquest – BBC News

Posted September 17th, 2013 in firearms, inquests, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

“An inquest into the death of Mark Duggan begins on Monday in London. BBC News explains the issues and background to the case.”

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BBC News, 16th September 2013

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Mark Duggan inquest: key issue is whether shooting was lawful, jury told – The Guardian

Posted September 17th, 2013 in firearms, inquests, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

“The 11 members of the jury in the Mark Duggan inquest were on Monday told the key issue they may have to decide is whether his shooting dead by police was lawful or unlawful.”

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The Guardian, 16th September 2013

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April Jones: Inquest to open into death of murdered five-year-old girl – BBC News

Posted September 16th, 2013 in child abuse, inquests, murder, news by tracey

“An inquest will be opened into the death of murdered schoolgirl April Jones later. The five year old was abducted on 1 October 2012 and killed by Mark Bridger, 47, of Ceinws, Powys, in a sexually motivated attack.”

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BBC News, 16th September 2013

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Hillsborough disaster: An investigation going nowhere? – The Independent

Posted September 12th, 2013 in complaints, delay, health & safety, inquests, news, police, sport by tracey

“A year after the exposure of a police cover-up that followed the 1989 tragedy, no one has yet been held to account, and victims’ families are losing hope of seeing justice.”

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The Idnependent, 12th September 2013

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Hillsborough: Fans’ accounts and more police statements ‘amended’ – BBC News

Posted September 11th, 2013 in amendments, evidence, inquests, news, ombudsmen, police, sport by tracey

“Statements of a further 74 police officers involved in the Hillsborough stadium disaster ‘may have been amended’, the police watchdog has said.”

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BBC News, 11th September 2013

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Jacintha Saldanha inquest delayed as coroner ‘seeks more information’ – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2013 in anonymity, delay, inquests, news, nurses, suicide by tracey

“An inquest into the death of nurse Jacintha Saldanha following a prank phone call last year by two Australian radio hosts has been postponed for a second time.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2013

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Gosport hospital deaths to get public inquiry at last – The Independent

Posted September 9th, 2013 in elderly, hospitals, inquests, inquiries, medical treatment, news, professional conduct by tracey

“An independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of elderly patients given ‘life-shortening’ powerful painkillers at a Hampshire hospital will be announced by ministers within weeks.”

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The Independent, 8th September 2013

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Nursing home inquest: Tea scalding ruled out as causing death of Margaret Young – The Independent

Posted August 30th, 2013 in care homes, duty of care, inquests, medical treatment, news by sally

“Coroner rules that wound was caused by cellulitis infection, not hot drink, and that there was no evidence 73-year-old would have survived if different action was taken.”

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The Independent, 29th August 2013

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Mid Staffs trust to be prosecuted over death of diabetic patient – The Guardian

Posted August 30th, 2013 in duty of care, health, health & safety, hospitals, inquests, news, prosecutions, reports by sally

“The Mid Staffs NHS foundation trust, castigated for providing appalling care for years to patients, is to be prosecuted over a diabetic patient who died after falling into a diabetic coma – an unprecedented change in criminal accountability in the health service.”

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The Guardian, 29th August 2013

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Atherstone firefighter inquests will not reopen, coroner rules – BBC News

Posted August 16th, 2013 in fire services, inquests, news by tracey

“A coroner has ruled the inquests into the deaths of four firefighters in a warehouse fire in 2007 will not be reopened.”

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BBC News, 16th August 2013

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Sheffield pub death review calls rejected – BBC News

Posted August 9th, 2013 in assault, evidence, homicide, inquests, news, prosecutions, racism, retrials by sally

“No charges will be brought over the death of a man attacked in Sheffield unless ‘new and compelling evidence’ emerges, prosecutors have said.”

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BBC News, 8th August 2013

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Ian Tomlinson’s family win apology from Met police over death in 2009 – The Guardian

“The Metropolitan police have issued an apology to the family of Ian Tomlinson and admitted for the first time that he was unlawfully killed by one of their officers who used ‘excessive force’ during the G20 protests in London in 2009.”

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The Guardian, 5th August 2013

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Jimmy Mubenga coroner issues damning report on deportations – The Guardian

“A coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of the Angolan deportee Jimmy Mubenga has issued a highly critical report that raises a series of concerns about the way the government and private contractors deport people from the UK.”

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The Guardian, 4th August 2013

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