Child mental health unit failings criticised by parents
The parents of a girl who killed herself at a mental health inpatient unit say failings have left them"devastated"."If she wasn't in there she'd probably still be alive," her stepdad said.
She was found dead after telling staff at West Lane Hospital that she wanted to take a bath, her stepdad, Michael Harnett, said. "Observations were not being recorded well, staff training and knowledge of care for young people with complex needs was poor and incidents were not consistently reported or reviewed well" she said.
"It wouldn't be appropriate for us to discuss individual care and we are unable to provide any comment in detail due to the independent investigation, commissioned by NHS England" they said. "They just leave you and be like 'we can't really help you if you don't help yourself' or 'you're not engaging'" she added.Image captionDeborah Coles, director of charity Inquest, which looks at state-related deaths in England and Wales, said:"Too many children and young people are dying in mental health care.
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