
Update Episode: The Inquiry Begins
On the 9th of September 2024, The Lampard Inquiry started in the town of Chelmsford in Essex. The aim of the inquiry is to investigate over 2000 deaths that occurred in Essex mental health units or wi...
31 Okt 202446min

Episode 9: Tillie's Story
Whilst around 2000 deaths are being investigated by the Lampard Inquiry, there have been many other deaths of people who have been under the care of Essex mental health services, but they aren't being...
31 Jul 202448min

Episode 8: Justice for Joshua
In this episode, we see what happens when staff make the wrong decision. A decision that can mean the difference between life or death. 35-year-old Joshua Leader was about to admitted into a mental he...
31 Jul 202445min

Episode 7: Abbigail's Story
26-year-old Abbigail Smith was the apple of her mother's eye. She was a talented young woman with a beautiful voice and a kind heart. But her struggles with autism and mental health meant that she was...
31 Jul 202445min

Episode 6: Criminal Care
In this episode, we look at a number of sexual assaults on patients, committed by staff within mental health units in Essex and hear accounts from some of the victims. Follow Melanie Leahy's fight for...
30 Jul 202429min

Episode 5: Dot's Story
When Paul Rucklidge-Smith's mother Dot started to experience mental health issues in later life, he did everything he could to keep his mother safe. Dot was living with manic depression and dementia, ...
30 Jul 202438min

Episode 4: Missing Chris
Christopher Nota was a 19-year-old young man, who was loved by everyone who met him. He had autism and mental health issues, and his mother Julia did everything she could to keep him safe. But when he...
30 Jul 202442min





















