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A patient at a mental health hospital died in part due to neglect and gross failings by the trust. Jonathan O’Shea, from Sevenoaks, hanged himself while he was being looked after in the Pinewood Ward at Littlebrook Hospital in Dartford on March 2, 2023. He was admitted to the hospital on February 24, 2023, after being detained by police under section 2 of the Mental Health Act. Today, after nine hours deliberation a jury ruled he“died by hanging contributed to by neglect due to gross failings by the trust.” They found the hospital failed to do a risk assessment in a timely manor and missed opp…

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