Parents of student who died at mental health ward opose name suppression (opens original article in a new tab)

Erica Hume's parents oppose name suppression for a nurse linked to her 2014 mental health ward death, which a coroner ruled was preventable due to policy failures and staff workload issues, with Health NZ implementing 20 recommendations from the inquest.

• Erica Hume's parents oppose name suppression for a nurse involved in her 2014 mental health ward death
• Coroner found Hume's death was preventable due to policy failures and staff workload issues
• Health NZ is implementing 20 recommendations from the inquest into Hume's death
• A new $67 million mental health ward opened in February following reviews of the 2014 incidents