‘We knew somebody would die’: Teenage patients ‘ignored’ before fatal NHS trust failures

Posted: 27th May 2026

Source: Teenage patients ‘ignored’ before fatal NHS trust failures – BBC News

“We knew somebody would die… and nobody listened.”

Laura Kenny is remembering her friend Christie Harnett.

Both were patients at a mental health unit in Middlesbrough when Christie took her own life.

Laura says she and other patients had expressed worries about their treatment at the unit – later described in an independent report as “chaotic and unsafe” – but she says nobody listened.

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