Woman died after ‘gross failings’ by scandal-hit mental health trust
The IndependentSign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A young woman died following “gross failings” and “neglect” by a mental health hospital in Essex which is also facing a major independent inquiry into patient deaths. Bethany Lilley, 28, died on 16 January while she was an inpatient at Basildon mental health unit, run by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the services, is facing an independent inquiry which is likely to be the biggest ever seen across a mental health service. Lucy McKay, spokesperson for Inquest, said: “Sadly Bethany is one of many people who have been failed and neglected by Essex University Partnership Trust and other Essex mental health services in recent years.
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