Luciana Berger MP, Labour's Shadow Minister for Mental Health, responding to coverage of a report obtained by BBC News showing an NHS Trust has failed to investigate the unexpected deaths of more than 1,000 people since 2011, said:

“These are shocking revelations that if proven, reveal deep failures at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

“For there to have been so many unexpected deaths in one Trust is of deep concern itself, but for so many of those deaths not to have been investigated is extremely alarming. It raises serious questions about the leadership and culture of care at the Trust.

“We urgently need answers. Ministers must take action to understand how this was allowed to happen and answer important questions about whether or not these services are now safe.”