At least 271 highly vulnerable mental health patients have died over the last six years following failings in NHS care, according to an investigation carried out by The Guardian.
As part of this, coroners have issued ‘prevention of future deaths’ notices to 136 NHS bodies between 2012 and 2017 because of lapses of care, The Guardian has revealed.
The NHS bodies included mental health trusts, acute hospitals, ambulance services and GP surgeries. The coroners identiied problems including errors, misjudgments, lawed processes, a lack of staff or beds and poor training.