‘Huntercombe... is the s******t mental health institution’, 14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz warned before her tragic death
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‘Huntercombe... is the s******t mental health institution’, 14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz warned before her tragic death
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A suicidal teenager revealed staff “slept on shifts” and said the scandal-hit mental health hospital she was being held in should be “shut down” in a note before her death, an inquest has heard.
Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital when she should have had constant monitoring
In an exclusive interview with The Independent and Sky News, former Huntercombe staff members give health correspondent Rebecca…
When Ruth Szymankiewicz’s family placed her in the care of Huntercombe Hospital they thought she would be safe. Months later, she…
Ruth Szymankiewiczat died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation,…
Hospital staff raised repeated concerns to managers over ‘inadequate’ staffing, but ‘no changes were made’
Hospital was ‘severely short-staffed’ on the day the teenager was left alone when she should have had constant care
