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'We knew somebody would die': Teenage patients 'ignored' before fatal NHS trust failures

BBC News Tuesday 26 May 2026, 21:18 UTC 1 min read
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Teenage mental health patients in a north-east England NHS trust reported that their concerns were ignored, leading to fatal outcomes. The patients stated that staff failed to listen to their worries, which ultimately contributed to the deaths.

Mental health patients say nobody listened to their concerns about a north-east England trust.
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