There were 15,000 deaths in the care of mental health trusts in one year

Leaked NHS figures reveal 15,000 patients died in care of mental health trusts in one year. Families forced to ‘beg’ for treatment from overstretched medical teams, it is claimed. NHS figures leaked by whistleblower suggest more than 15,00 people died in community mental health services in just a year.

Christie Harnett, 17, and a young mother identified as Patient X, both took their own lives while under the care of Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust. The trust has been fined £200,000 after the girls took their lives. Christie and Patient X were both admitted to mental health services at the trust.