A healthcare assistant, Rebecca Welch, 29, who failed to perform mandatory checks on a patient who later took her own life has been jailed for negligence.
For help, call Samaritans for free on 116 123 or visit samaritans.orgA healthcare assistant who failed to perform mandatory checks on a patient who later took her own life has been jailed for negligence.
Pictured: Amelia Rose, 31, who had struggled with mental health issues since 2014 and was moved between different healthcare facilities before arriving at Millbrook Mental Health Unit Read More Suicide rates in England and Wales soar to their highest in more than 20 years 'We will never see the wonderful person she would have become, a loving daughter, sister, aunty and potentially a mother.Detective Inspector Clare Gibson, of Nottinghamshire Police, added: 'Welch's failure to carry out mandatory observations, lost any opportunity to prevent Amelia taking these actions or possible interventions to save her life.
'The quality of care we offer to patients is really important to us, and we commissioned an external investigation and have already implemented many of the recommendations from this to ensure improvements are made and maintained. Amelia's mother Yvonne Dooley fought back tears as she delivered her victim impact statement from the witness box.
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