Essex mental health services inquiry probes 1,500 deaths

Essex mental health services inquiry probes 1,500 deaths A public inquiry has learned of the deaths of 1,500 people who were in the care of Essex mental health services over a 21-year period.

They were either inpatients or individuals who died within three months of being discharged.

Dr Geraldine Strathdee, chairwoman of the inquiry, said "at this stage we only know the causes of death in 40% of those people".

She appealed for more people to come forward. BBC News

See also:

• Inquiry will probe 1500 deaths of mental health ward patients at NHS units over 20-year period The Daily Mail
• Inquiry investigates deaths of 1,500 NHS mental health patients in Essex The Guardian
• Essex: 1,500 deaths to be investigated at scandal-hit mental health trust The Independent