Sharing information with victims’ families after patient homicides is often a thorny issue for NHS mental health trusts, who struggle with concerns over data protection and the offender’s patient confidentiality. Now new legal advice to NHS England makes it clear Read More …
We’re delighted to announce the winners of our Christmas Raffle and would like to thank everyone who supported us. It really does make a big difference. First Prize of £100 to: Lorraine Hart from Leeds 2x Second Prizes of £50 Read More …
We are a small charity run by families who have all lost loved ones in terrible circumstances. We get no funding from any official source apart from what the families and their friends can raise. Our most generous supporters are Read More …
After the terrible case of Nicholas Salvador who was found to be insane when he beheaded north London grandmother, Palmira Silva, the Daily Mail columnist and Doctor, Max Pemberton wrote an article pleading that everyone with a mental illness Read More …
In February 2004, on the day he was due to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital, mentally ill Leslie Gadsby killed his father Arthur with a hammer. Less then two years later, in December 2006, he was conditionally discharged from Read More …
New figures for physical assaults on NHS Staff published
Jennifer Mills-Westley’s daughters made the following statement following the HIW enquiry into the treatment of the man who went on to commit her murder: “Today marks a significant milestone for our family. Three and a half years after the brutal Read More …
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales investigation into the care of Mr M (Deyan Deyanov) – November 11 2014 “This shocking report uncovers repeated failings in the care of Deyan Deyanov. It clearly shows that had his care and treatment in North Wales been Read More …
An official investigation has found that record keeping systems for mental health patients in Sussex are not fit for purpose. On 15 February 2010, a mental health patient of Sussex Partnership Trust, Steven Dunne fatally stabbed his former neighbour, Gordon Read More …