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Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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Mum's promise to help end mental health deaths

Observation failures led to the death of Victoria Sebastian's daughter, an inquest concludes.

Elise Sebastian lies on a sofa with her cat on her. It is a white short haired cat, Elise is similing and wearing a long sleeved black and white top

Neglect at unit led to teenager's death - inquest

"Happy and outgoing" Elise Sebastian "did not receive the care she deserved", an inquest hears.

The families of those who have died while in the care of mental health services in Essex stand outside the inquiry protesting. There are around 20 people in the image which shows them standing with placards held against them and large posters of their loved ones. They show a range of faces, both men and women and young and old. One reads "failed by the state".

The Lampard Inquiry: What has happened so far?

Eight months into England's first public inquiry into mental health deaths, what have we learnt?

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Mental health inquiry on troubling path - lawyer

Concerns are raised about the level of progress at the Lampard Inquiry into mental health deaths.

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Mental health boss 'heartbroken' by patient deaths

The Lampard Inquiry is examining the deaths of 2,000 people in mental health units in Essex.

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Inquiry told of 'culture of fear' in mental health

The inquiry hears staff lack compassion as they are too worried about being blamed.

Baroness Lampard sits in the inquiry office at Arundel House in London. She is wearing a white shirt and navy suit. Her glasses are rounded and tortoiseshell in colour and she is looking direct at the camera with her hair up. She is wearing pearl earrings and is sitting in front of an information folder

Inquiry 'extremely dissatisfied' with health trust

Baroness Lampard hears late changes were made to submissions about a self-harm prevention system.

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Charity boss slams 'reprehensible' health trusts

NHS trusts "try to stop" coroners issuing Prevention of Future Death reports, an inquiry hears.

A large group of people holding placards outside the Lampard Inquiry in London. Their placards criticise mental health trusts in Essex and call for action.

People still dying avoidable deaths, inquiry told

The Lampard Inquiry into mental health care hears lessons are not being learned when patients die.