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CALLS have been made to address the ‘growing mental health tsunami’ after the number of people who committed suicide whilst in the care of a…
A PSYCHIATRIC patient who wanted to leave hospital turned violent, attacking two nurses, a court heard.
A former Tesco worker from Barrow with a long history of mental health issues died in unknown circumstances, an inquest heard.
AN INQUEST is scheduled to take place over three days following the death of a 41-year-old from Barrow, a pre-inquest review hearing was told.
SERIOUS questions are being asked of a hospital trust that inquests have found failed patients under their care, two of which took their own life. Recent inquests into the death of Lauren Braithwaite, 27, who took her own life in March 2020 and Emma Beth Goulding, 24, who died in April 2020 after attempting to hang herself. Both were treated for mental health issues by the Dova Unit based at Dane Garth at Furness General Hospital, and both were deemed to have been failed by the mental health unit. Both families raised their concerns about their care during the inquests, and Miss Gould...