RNZ15 Aug, 2026 07:52 PM4 mins to readErica Hume's death in a mental health ward was ruled preventable by a coroner. Photo / SuppliedErica Hume's death in a mental health ward was ruled preventable by a coroner. Photo / SuppliedBy Jimmy Ellingham of RNZA name-suppression order for one of the nurses responsible for the care of a 21-year-old student who died by suicide at a mental health ward has lapsed.
Erica Hume died in May 2014 at Palmerston North Hospital, a death Coroner Matthew Bates ruled as preventable
