Multiple hospital failings and 'neglect' led to the death of a "highly intelligent" young man, an inquest has found. Sam Copestick, from Rochdale, died as a result of self-inflicted injuries at the Royal Oldham Hospital on May 20, 2019.
Three days earlier, the 24-year-old ran away from a support worker while out on a walk to the shops from Birch Hill Hospital's Prospect Place unit at Wardle. READ MORE:Health boss apologises to heartbroken mother after her son, 24, who ran away from carer on walk to the shops dies Mr Copestick, who had paranoid schizophrenia, should have been accompanied by two members of staff.
Instead there was one, and she had left without a phone. Following the inquest, Sam's father said he had been sleeping easier as he
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