Next Monday, a statutory public inquiry will open into the deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex. Without the courage, persistence and determination of bereaved families and survivors campaigning - the inquiry would not be happening. bit.ly/4dOzQKb

Our response to today's publication of the Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Report

After a disappointing decision in July we are pleased to announce that we have now been granted Core Participant status in the COVID-19 Inquiry’s investigation into the impact on Children and Young People. THANK YOU to everyone who stood by us! longcovidkids.org/post/press-rel…

The voices of children and young people with Long Covid have been largely absent from conversations throughout the pandemic, allowing opportunity for misinformation, adding to their burden of stigma. dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24565232.… #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #CovidInquiry

Edward Daffarn: “The report is a damning indictment of a government that put UK plc before the health and safety of Grenfell. The result is that 72 people died because the regulations didn’t keep them safe. Cameron and Pickles are failing to take responsibility in the aftermath”

📣 UK #CovidInquiry resumes today with Module 3: Impact of #Covid19 Pandemic on #Healthcare Systems of the 4 Nations in the UK. #LongCovidGroups come together again as Core Participants, and have released a statement: longcovidkids.org/post/the-long-… #LongCovidKids #LongCovid #Module3

Charlotte Haworth Hird & Jane Ryan Jane Ryan at Bhatt Murphy represent core participants in the The Lampard Inquiry into the deaths of almost 2,000 mental health patients in Essex between 2000-2023, with hearings commencing today. Follow the hearings here: youtu.be/KfBblLjL62s?si…

Hamish Arnott, Simon Creighton and Jane Ryan of Bhatt Murphy round up important developments in prison law lag.org.uk/?id=215771

"Long Covid in children & young people has been & continues to be an inconvenient truth, the reluctance to accept that COVID could have a more profound affect on some children led to even greater delays in recognising, diagnosing & responding to #LongCovid in CYP" #LongCovidKids

Kate Beattie (Kate Beattie) made oral submissions on behalf of the Disabled People’s Organisations. She is led by Danny Friedman KC of Matrix, and both are instructed by Shamik Dutta, Charlotte Haworth Hird and Caleb Simpson of Bhatt Murphy.../2

Sarah Hannett KC of Matrix made oral submissions on behalf Long Covid Kids - #LongCovidKids. She leads Shanthi Sivakumaran (Shanthi Sivakumaran) and Harriet Johnson (Harriet Johnson), along with Sangeetha Iengar of Goldsmith Chambers. All are instructed by Jane Ryan of Bhatt Murphy.../5

At the Lampard Inquiry, Lily Lewis delivered INQUEST’s opening statement, highlighting the need to thoroughly examine the deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex and to prevent future deaths through a National Oversight Mechanism. #NoMoreDeaths