Care worker jailed for neglecting patient who died – BBC News
‘A healthcare assistant who did not check on a patient who took her own life has been jailed for negligence.’
BBC News, 4th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: suicide
One-word Ofsted grades scrapped in England’s schools – BBC News
‘One or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England’s schools are being scrapped immediately.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alerter by Tim Green KC & Georgina Pein – How to engage A2 ECHR in Healthcare Inquests – Henderson Chambers
‘This article provides practitioners with an overview of the law relating to inquests which engage Article 2 ECHR in the context of deaths arising from shortcomings in healthcare. It is intended to provide a pithy summary on the legal complexities in domestic and European case law and it offers some general advice on how best to engage Article 2 arguments.’
Henderson Chamber, 17th July 2024
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Clapham chemical attacker took his own life – inquest – BBC News
‘Chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi took his own life and drowned within hours after carrying out an attack on a woman and two girls, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rethinking the UK’s approach to dying: lessons from an end-of-life helpline – Mental Capacity Law and Policy
‘The Charity Compassion in Dying has published a comprehensive and powerful report based on analysis of calls and emails received on its information line, together with a YouGov poll, outlining how talking about end of life decision-making in the United Kingdom is not currently working.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 22nd July 2024
Inquiry into headteacher’s suicide says ‘macho culture’ of inspections must end – The Guardian
‘An independent inquiry into the death of the Reading headteacher Ruth Perry has called for an end to England’s “macho culture” of inspections and school accountability.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Conditions at UK immigration removal centre ‘worst inspectors have seen’ – The Guardian
‘The prisons watchdog has described “truly shocking” conditions in an immigration removal centre close to Heathrow airport as the worst its inspectors had ever seen.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Significant failing’ in care of Royal Marines recruit who took his own life – The Guardian
‘There was a “significant failing” in the care of a teenage Royal Marines recruit who took his own life after struggling on a demanding training course, a coroner has concluded.’
The Guardian, 3rd July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Inquest finds inadequate care contributed to death of Frazer Williams who took his life at HMP Guys Marsh – Garden Court Chambers
‘Inadequate diagnosis and treatment of Frazer Williams’ mental health condition was among the probable causes of the 28-year-old’s death at HMP Guy’s Marsh, a jury unanimously found.’
Garden Court Chambers, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
Sixteen years for stealing a flower pot: the film about the IPP jail sentence ‘designed to bury you alive’ – The Guardian
‘Britain’s Forgotten Prisoners is a devastating documentary about the ‘public protection’ sentences that can amount to whole-of-life terms for relatively minor offences. Film-maker Martin Read explains his seven-year quest for justice.’
The Guardian,12th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Inequity’ in prison mental health care – coroner – BBC News
‘Prisoners with mental health emergencies face “inequity” in the way they are treated, a coroner has said.’
BBC News, 9th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police trainer took own life after Met’s actions made mental health worse, inquest finds – The Guardian
‘A Metropolitan police trainer took her own life after the actions of her employer made her mental health worse, an inquest has found.’
The Guardian, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Online Safety Act not ‘job done’, Molly Russell’s father warns next government – The Independent
‘Seeing the Online Safety Act as a “job done” would be a “disaster”, a bereaved father has said as he called on the next government to commit to updating legislation to tackle harms affecting children.’
The Independent, 3rd June 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK mother of boy who killed himself seeks right to access his social media – The Guardian
‘A woman whose 14-year-old son killed himself is calling for parents to be given the legal right to access their child’s social media accounts to help understand why they died.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Coroner raises concerns after university student’s death – BBC News
‘A coroner has raised concerns about a student accommodation service and the mental health care given to an 18-year-old student who died at the University of Leicester.’
BBC News, 27th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police lacked understanding in abuse case – coroner – BBC News
‘Police showed a “lack of understanding” of controlling and coercive behaviour in the case of a woman who was unlawfully killed, a coroner said.
Mother-of-three Kellie Sutton, 30, was found unconscious at the home she shared with abusive partner Steven Gane in Welwyn Garden City on 23 August 2017.
In a prevention of future deaths report, external, assistant coroner Samantha Broadfoot KC said there was also “a lack of awareness of the link between domestic abuse and suicide”.’
BBC News, 14th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Neglect led to man’s death at mental health unit – BBC News
‘Neglect by a health board contributed to a man’s death at a hospital in north Wales, a coroner has concluded.’
BBC News, 10th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoner facing deportation had lack of care plan – BBC News
‘A prisoner facing deportation to Lithuania was segregated for 52 days with no care plan before his suicide, an investigation found. Karolis Baltrunas, 31, was found to have taken his own life on 27 August 2020 at HMP The Mount in Hertfordshire, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, external.’
BBC News, 29th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Indefensible’: UK prisoner jailed for 23 months killed himself after being held for 17 years – The Guardian
‘A senior coroner has condemned the “inhumane” and “indefensible” treatment of a man who killed himself 17 years into an indefinite prison sentence. Tom Osborne, the senior coroner for Milton Keynes, said Scott Rider had given up all hope of release before he took his own life at HMP Woodhill in June 2022.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ruth Perry family furious as Ofsted single-word ratings are retained – The Guardian
‘Ofsted’s controversial single-word judgments are here to stay, the government has ruled, in a blow to campaigners who hoped they would be scrapped after the suicide of the primary school headteacher Ruth Perry.’
The Guardian, 25th April 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
