ACT coroner finds Canberra Hospital failed four people who committed suicide at the facility

A coronial inquest has found four people who took their own lives at the Canberra Hospital ‘s mental health unit in 2015 and 2016 were “failed” by the facility.

Coroner Margaret Hunter made preliminary findings in the inquests for each of the four people today, which included issues like understaffing, poor training, and a need for some physical changes at the unit.

“All four died while in the care of the Canberra Hospital,” she said, noting…