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Letter to Mental Health Minister – data on deaths, independent investigations, reform of the Mental Health Act, and access to mental health services

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Letter to Baroness Merron, Minister for Patient Safety, Women's Health and Mental Health, outlining our concerns regarding a lack of data and independent investigation of deaths under the Mental Health Act, timely and appropriate access to mental health services, and reform of the Mental Health Act.