North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust was an

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which provided mental health services in

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, England. It had offices at Ipswich Road and Severalls House Complex in

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; the Chelmsford & Essex Centre, the Crystal Centre, Edward House, the Christopher Unit and Linden Centre Mental Health Wards in

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; the St Aubyn Centre, Holmer Court, the King's Wood Centre and The Lakes in

; Kitwood and Roding Mental Health Wards in

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; Shannon House, the Derwent Centre and the Brian Roycroft, Chelmer, Stort and Cam Mental Health Wards in Harlow; the Landermere Centre and the Peter Bruff Mental Health Ward in Clacton; Cherry Trees Therapy Centre at St Peter's Hospital, Maldon. It provided dental services at Saffron Walden Community Hospital. The trust was under investigation for a number of years by Essex Police for the corporate manslaughter of 25 patients and then in early 2021 prosecuted by Health And safety executive under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act. The trust pleaded guilty to failings contributing to the deaths of 11 patients, including Matthew Leahy and Ben Morris both 20 years old. It merged with

South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust was an NHS foundation trust providing mental health, learning disability, social care and community services across Bedfordshire, Essex, Luton and Suffolk, England. It was involved in runni ...

in March 2017 to form

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. The Trust delivered the

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in south east Essex since 2007 and in 2014 it was agreed to extend the service to the whole of Essex. The Trust invested £9.7m in the extension and refurbishment contract at the Derwent Centre in Harlow in 2014. It ran the Veteran's First service which supports homeless ex-service personnel.

Performance

After an inspection in January 2014 by the

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of the Basildon Mental Health Unit, Nethermayne, the Trust has been rapped for under-staffing and poor record keeping. High risk patients at the Basildon mental hospital were at risk of 'unsafe or inappropriate' care, inspectors ruled. The ward 'relied heavily on bank and agency staff'. It was named by the Health Service Journal as one of the top hundred NHS trusts to work for in 2015. At that time it had 1771 full time equivalent staff and a sickness absence rate of 4.3%. 55% of staff recommend it as a place for treatment and 51% recommended it as a place to work. The

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called for a national review into “systemic failings” at the trust in 2019 following the deaths of two young men at the Linden Centre in Chelmsford. The Essex Police decided in November 2018 that there was not sufficient evidence to justify corporate manslaughter charges in relation to 25 patient deaths. Matthew Leahy's care plan was 'falsified' by staff after being found hanged at Chelmsford's Linden Centre. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman called for a national review into “systemic failings” at the trust in 2019 following the deaths of two young men at the Linden Centre in Chelmsford. The Essex Police decided in November 2018 that there was not sufficient evidence to justify corporate manslaughter charges in relation to 25 patient deaths.Significant failings’ at former Esse
trust sparks national review
..... Mr Leahy's care plan was written after his death. The Rob Brehens, PHSO said that “he was failed in the most appalling way by those entrusted with his care”.

References

{{reflist * https://www.yellowad.co.uk/death-of-man-under-essex-mental-health-services-to-be-debated-by-mps/ * https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-09-29/campaigners-welcome-health-and-safety-executive-prosecution-against-essex-nhs-trust * https://inews.co.uk/news/health/matthew-leahy-independent-inquiry-death-essex-mental-health-unit-778027 * https://inews.co.uk/news/health/matthew-leahy-independent-inquiry-death-essex-mental-health-unit-778027 * https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/mental-health/significant-failings-at-former-essex-trust-sparks-national-review/7029317.article/

External links

North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

www.curementalhealth.co.uk
Health in Essex Defunct NHS trusts

Performance

See also

References

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