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Ed Jackson
1989 -2007
Much loved and so sadly missed
1989 -2007
Much loved and so sadly missed
Inquest into Ed’s death
The inquest was held between 27th September and 4th October 2011.
We feel that certain serious deficiencies emerged about some aspects of Ed’s care, and this was reflected in the narrative verdict. The verdict stated that Ed killed himself whilst the balance of his mind was disturbed. The following factors more than minimally contributed to his death: Ineffective communication, inadequate risk assessment and lack of therapeutic activities.
We were pleased that the Jury decided on a narrative verdict, given that all the medical authorities that were involved in Ed’s care (and death) had the benefit of legal representation at the taxpayers’ expense; whereas we, as private individuals, were afforded no such luxury and therefore decided to represent ourselves. We
Please note that we do not feel able to make any other statements and we do not intend to grant interviews to any members of the Press.
The inquest was held between 27th September and 4th October 2011.
We feel that certain serious deficiencies emerged about some aspects of Ed’s care, and this was reflected in the narrative verdict. The verdict stated that Ed killed himself whilst the balance of his mind was disturbed. The following factors more than minimally contributed to his death: Ineffective communication, inadequate risk assessment and lack of therapeutic activities.
We were pleased that the Jury decided on a narrative verdict, given that all the medical authorities that were involved in Ed’s care (and death) had the benefit of legal representation at the taxpayers’ expense; whereas we, as private individuals, were afforded no such luxury and therefore decided to represent ourselves. We
Please note that we do not feel able to make any other statements and we do not intend to grant interviews to any members of the Press.