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The families of those who have died while in the care of mental health services in Essex stand outside the inquiry protesting. There are around 20 people in the image which shows them standing with placards held against them and large posters of their loved ones. They show a range of faces, both men and women and young and old. One reads "failed by the state".

The Lampard Inquiry: What has happened so far?

Eight months into England's first public inquiry into mental health deaths, what have we learnt?

Arundel House in London is a six-storey building made with a mixture of red brick and sandstone window frames and door frames. The words Arundel House are written in light coloured letters on a black backdrop and sit over the top of a doorframe. The camera is looking up at the building, and there is blue skies above.

Mental health inquiry on troubling path - lawyer

Concerns are raised about the level of progress at the Lampard Inquiry into mental health deaths.

Paul Scott looking at the camera with a serious expression. He is wearing a black suit jacket and a white shirt without a tie. He has short grey hair.

Mental health boss 'heartbroken' by patient deaths

The Lampard Inquiry is examining the deaths of 2,000 people in mental health units in Essex.

A female staff worker sits on the floor of a hospital corridor with her head in her hands. She is in the shadows

Inquiry told of 'culture of fear' in mental health

The inquiry hears staff lack compassion as they are too worried about being blamed.

Baroness Lampard sits in the inquiry office at Arundel House in London. She is wearing a white shirt and navy suit. Her glasses are rounded and tortoiseshell in colour and she is looking direct at the camera with her hair up. She is wearing pearl earrings and is sitting in front of an information folder

Inquiry 'extremely dissatisfied' with health trust

Baroness Lampard hears late changes were made to submissions about a self-harm prevention system.

Head and shoulders photo of Deborah Coles. She has straight blonde shoulder-length hair with a centre parting. She is wearing a dark jacket with a white top underneath, and a large black and silver necklace. She is standing in front of a building with railings outside, and is looking directly into the camera

Charity boss slams 'reprehensible' health trusts

NHS trusts "try to stop" coroners issuing Prevention of Future Death reports, an inquiry hears.

A large group of people holding placards outside the Lampard Inquiry in London. Their placards criticise mental health trusts in Essex and call for action.

People still dying avoidable deaths, inquiry told

The Lampard Inquiry into mental health care hears lessons are not being learned when patients die.

Elise Sebastian lying down on a sofa or bed. Her head is resting on a large cuddly toy and she has a white cat lying on her chest. Elise wears a black t-shirt with white sleeves and a white striped pattern on the chest. She has dark coloured hair and is smiling at the camera

'We were short-staffed', NHS boss tells inquest

The inquest into Elise Sebastian's death hears concerns about patients being checked.

Sir Rob Behrens appearing at the Lampard Inquiry. He sits at a purple-covered desk with two microphones pointing towards him and a computer monitor in front of him. He has a bottle of water and a glass to his right hand side. He is wearing a dark suit with dark waistcoat, dark tie and white shirt. he has dark-rimmed glasses.

'The NHS at its worst', ex-ombudsman tells inquiry

Sir Rob Behrens says it was a "disgrace" how mental health services failed two vulnerable men.