A nurse assistant working at a mental health facility when a long-term patient died having been found bleeding heavily in his room admitted to an inquest jury she missed seven 15-minute checks he required.
Lee Doherty, 46, from Manchester, was detained under the Mental Health Act for 10 years. He died at Prospect Place, Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale - run by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - on July 15, 2022.
Mr Doherty was found bleeding heavily in his room before he died. A inquest into Mr Doherty's death is ongoing at Rochdale Coroners' Court, overseen by senior coroner Joanne Kearsley. READ MORE: Thousands back M.E.N.
campaign to urgently rebuild Manchester hospital The court has heard Mr Doherty was under 15 minute observations, but there were instances of the checks being missed.
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