People still dying avoidable deaths, inquiry told

Repeated failures in mental health care have seen "avoidable deaths" continue in places people should be safe, an inquiry has heard.

The Lampard Inquiry is analysing the deaths of more than 2,000 patients under NHS care in Essex between 2000 and 2023.

Deborah Coles, director of the charity INQUEST, said lessons were not being learned from deaths and were instead left to "disappear into the ether".

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) has apologised to those affected.

The public inquiry is England's first into mental health deaths, with evidence being heard in London after sessions in September and November.