The death of a 20-year-old described as a “beautiful soul” was directly contributed to by the non-availability of an in-patient bed in a Mental Health Assessment Unit, a report has concluded. Jack Peatling spent six days at home awaiting a bed before taking his own life on June 5, 2023. A prevention of future deathsContinue reading “The Death Of An Essex Man Was Preventable”
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Nurse Who Made Patients Wash His Car
A mental health nurse who made four vulnerable patients wash his car as part of their ‘therapy’ has been struck off. Ian Brown, who worked at a care home for male offenders with mental illnesses in Ipswich, claimed the activity was ‘more constructive’ than ‘sitting outside smoking’. A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) misconduct hearing heardContinue reading “Nurse Who Made Patients Wash His Car”
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