Family members hold up pictures of loved ones outside the Lampard Inquiry at Chelmsford Civic Centre. PA 

They have urged Health Secretary Wes Streeting to ensure that the inquiry leads to 'meaningful change'

Bereaved mothers worry probe into mental health deaths won't deliver justice

Lisa Wolff says she feels "cheated" after her daughter Abbi took her own life a day after being discharged from a troubled mental health unit.

Families give evidence during inquiry into more than 2,000 mental health deaths

The Lampard Inquiry is investigating 'in excess' of 2,000 mental health patient deaths across Essex

What is the Lampard mental health Inquiry?

Family members of those lost after receiving treatment for mental health concerns hold up pictures, outside the Lampard Inquiry at Chelmsford Civic Centre before the start of the hearings into the deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex. The inquiry will investigate the deaths of people who were receiving mental health inpatient care in Essex between January 1 2000 and December 31 2023. Picture date: Monday September 9, 2024.

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They also acknowledged allegations of sexual assault of mental health patients by staff members.

NHS trust sorry to 'everyone failed' over 2,000 mental health deaths

Melanie Leahy's son, Matthew died in November 2012 while a patient at the Linden Centre mental health facility in Chelmsford. PA

The charity Inquest has claimed that calls for a public inquiry were "actively resisted by those at the top of the Department for Health and Social Care".

Rising mental health deaths were 'downplayed by government'

Baroness Kate Lampard CBE said as she opened the Lampard Inquiry that “we may never have a definitive number of deaths put forward within the inquiry’s remit”.

Inquiry chair warns death total could 'significantly' exceed 2,000

Former MP Nadine Dorries has been accused of trying to prevent a full public inquiry into the deaths of mental health patients. 

The inquiry heard that former Conservative MP Nadine Dorries had tried to undermine campaigners to attempt to prevent a full public inquiry.

Ex-minister accused of 'cover-up' at inquiry into mental health deaths

The Lampard Inquiry will investigate the deaths of people who were receiving mental health inpatient care in Essex between 2000 and 2023.

Parents 'betrayed' over core participant status at mental health inquiry

Undated family handout photo of Martha Gaskell with her daughter Marion Turner (right), who was found dead aged 40 on January 18, 2013, within months of being discharged from The Lakes mental health facility in Colchester, Essex. A statutory public inquiry examining the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex is to begin on Monday. The Lampard Inquiry, chaired by Baroness Kate Lampard CBE, will investigate the deaths of people who were receiving mental health inpatient care in Essex between 2000 and 2023. Issue date: Sunday September 8, 2024.
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Martha Gaskell, whose daughter Marion Turner was found dead aged 40 on 18 January 2013, said she hoped the inquiry would bring “accountability”.

Mum's hope for change after mental health inquiry into 2,000 deaths

Banners outside the inquest of Chris Nota, who died after being in the care of mental health services in Essex.
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The Lampard Inquiry will investigate the deaths of 2,000 patients who were under the care of a mental health trust.

Probe into 2,000 mental health deaths 'as important as Post Office Inquiry'

Families and mental health staff are being encouraged to apply to play a key role in the investigation.

Inquiry probing 2,000 mental health deaths takes step forward

Baroness Kate Lampard, who is the new chair of the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry.
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The initial inquiry into the deaths was due to examine cases between the years 2000 and 2020, but the probe will now look at incidents up to December 31 2023.

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