Coroner finds Blackpool hospital neglect contributed to suicide of man who waited 22 hours for help

Jamie Pearson killed himself in a toilet at Blackpool Victoria hospital, having been admitted after taking an overdose of painkillers almost a day earlier

The death of a 27-year-old man who killed himself in a hospital toilet after waiting 22 hours to be seen by the mental health team was “contributed to by neglect”, a coroner has ruled.

Jamie Pearson was admitted to Blackpool Victoria hospital’s A&E department after taking an overdose of high-strength painkillers on 17 August 2024.