Multiple failings in care of man who died by suicide, HDC finds

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Multiple failings in care of man who died by suicide, HDC finds

Stephen Forbes

Stephen Forbes

Man at desk, head in hands CR LARAM on Unsplash
A man was assessed by two psychiatric social workers who failed to note he had suicidal thoughts and had previously attempted suicide, including on the same day they carried out the assessment [Image: LARAM on Unsplash]
ESSENTIALS The Health and Disability Commissioner has criticised an assessment by mental health services of a man suffering from paranoid sch, BACK panel - grey