John Taylor Partridge,17, was treated as an adult and allowed to discharge himself when no specialists were availableA coroner is writing to the health secretary over the case of a troubled 17-year-old who took his own life after discharging himself from hospital at the weekend without being seen by specialists in mental health in children and young people.
The coroner, and Andrew Cox,will also express concerns over confusion approximately whether talented musician John Taylor Partridge, who was admitted to hospital after an overdose, or should bear been treated as an adult or a child. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com