NHS trust fined 565k after woman killed herself on death trap' ward
A 22-year-old patient died by suicide after preventable safety failures on a locked mental health ward; NHS trust fined £565,000 and a ward manager convicted.
An 81-year-old ex-footballer with dementia received unsafe, dignity-stripping NHS care—repeated transfers, inappropriate restraint, unsafe medication—and died after falling from a hospital landing.
Bereaved families are facing significant trauma due to delays and defensive practices hindering inquest proceedings into deaths of mental health patients.