Author: Tippa Naphtali

Tippa Naphtali

Leaked report reveals scale of crisis in England’s mental health services

Mental-Health-Sadnesssource: The Guardian
published: 13 February 2016

A leaked report by a government taskforce has painted a devastating picture of England’s mental health services, revealing that the number of people killing themselves is soaring, that three-quarters of those with psychiatric conditions are not being helped, and that sick children are being sent “almost anywhere in the country” for treatment.

Details of the damning assessment have come to light just as the prime minister is planning to herald a transformation of mental health services.

The report, due to be published on Monday to coincide with an announcement by the prime minister on funding and new initiatives, lays bare a system that is routinely failing people from every walk of life.

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Deaths of more than 1,000 people “not investigated by NHS”

Stress - Mental Healthsource: ITV News
published: 11 December 2015

A new report says that the unexpected deaths of more than 1,000 people have not been investigated by the NHS.

“They ignored him and they ignored us”. That’s the claim tonight from the parents of a man who they believe was failed by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Mark O’Shaugnessy told health professionals he wanted to kill himself and hurt his mother. Instead of being admitted to a psychiatric ward, he was allowed to return home where he committed suicide.

His mother Julie spoke out following yesterday’s revelation that the Trust has failed to investigate hundreds of unexpected deaths.

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Police cleared of misconduct over [Habib Ullah] death

Habib Ullah & Familysource: The Guardian
published: 15 June 2015

Five police officers who changed their accounts of a stop and search carried out on a man who later died have been cleared of misconduct by a disciplinary panel.

Thames Valley officers DS Jason Liles, DC Richard Bazeley and PCs Kate Granger, Chris Pomery and Howard Wynne admitted deleting aspects of their initial statements, including references to use of force, from accounts subsequently provided to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) of their encounter with Habib “Paps” Ullah, a 39-year-old father of three.

Ullah, from Slough, Berkshire, was declared dead at Wycombe General hospital on the evening of 3 July 2008, around 90 minutes after the car in which he was travelling was stopped by officers in High Wycombe.

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