Flaws in the way the NHS trust for Norfolk and Suffolk tracked deaths were highlighted in a report.
Caroline Aldridge's son Tim Shanahan died in Norwich in 2014 at the age of 30
Grant Thornton's independent study said this was a national problem and bereaved relatives had written to the Health Secretary requesting action.Auditors Grant Thorntonthe mental health trust could not "provide assurance" The DHSC said it had commissioned an independent rapid review into how data and evidence used in mental health inpatient settings could be improved and to identify patient safety risks.Caroline Aldridge said any public inquiry should have full powers to compel witnesses
In the letter, which was also addressed to the Minister for Mental Health, Maria Caulfield, they described the Grant Thornton report as "disgraceful". Stuart Richardson, chief executive at NSFT, said: "We are very sorry that the trust has not previously had the systems and processes in place around recording mortality data that people rightly expect.
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