Author Topic: Prestwich Hospital -father wants answers after son dies  (Read 416 times)

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-63349643?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA


A father whose child died at a mental health hospital where a culture of abuse was uncovered has told of his hopes for answers from an inquest.

Rowan Thompson, 18, was one of three people who died over a nine-month period at Prestwich Hospital in Greater Manchester.

The BBC's [size=inherit]Panorama[/size] found a "toxic culture" of "bullying" at another unit to where Rowan was being treated.

Marc Thompson said he needed "an answer to the question how my child died".

Gill Green, chief nurse at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust, expressed her "heartfelt condolences to Rowan's family, friends and all who have been affected by this tragedy".

"We are fully cooperating with the inquest process," she added.

Rowan, who identified as non-binary, had been sectioned at the hospital while on remand awaiting trial accused of murdering their mother Joanna Thompson, 50, in July 2019.

She was stabbed more than 100 times at her home in Hambledon, Hampshire.

Rowan admitted manslaughter but died just days before the murder trial, which was due to begin in October 2020.
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'a culture of bullying'  professional staff,  surely not!
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A teenage patient who died in a secure mental health unit was not treated for "severely low" levels of potassium.

Dr Stephen Morley told Rowan Thompson's inquest their blood test result showed a "risk of sudden heart rate issues".

Coroner Joanne Kearsley said those test results "were not communicated to anyone" caring for Rowan.

Rowan Thompson, 18, was one of three people who died in a nine-month period at Prestwich Hospital in Greater Manchester.
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That's a bit worrying!  :o
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Communication Errors.  The court heard that incorrect phone numbers and email contacts meant the results showing Rowan had low potassium levels were


 never sent to or received by anyone responsible for their care.


 ???
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