"Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life in a mental health unit at Goodmayes Hospital, Redbridge, after more than 10 similar attempts. Her death on 7 July 2015 followed a failure to remove items from the communal toilets on Hepworth Ward that had been used by her to self-harm. Following an Old Bailey trial, North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) was found guilty of failing to ensure"
"the safety of a non-employee. On Tuesday, the Trust was fined 565,000 over the health and safety breach, plus 200,000 costs. In setting the amount, Judge Richard Marks KC noted that the Trust's finances were in an absolutely parlous state and a fine could impact on services. Ward manager Benjamin Aninakwa, 54, was convicted of failing to take reasonable care for the health and safety of patients on the ward that Figueiredo was on."
A 22-year-old patient, Alice Figueiredo, took her own life on 7 July 2015 in a mental health unit at Goodmayes Hospital, Redbridge, after more than ten similar attempts. Staff failed to remove items from communal toilets that had been used by her to self-harm. North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) was found guilty at an Old Bailey trial of failing to ensure the safety of a non-employee. The Trust was fined 565,000 and ordered to pay 200,000 costs. Judge Richard Marks KC said the Trust's finances were parlous and the fine could affect services. Ward manager Benjamin Aninakwa, 54, was convicted of failing to take reasonable care for patient safety.
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