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Investigation Reveals Care Failings in Newark Unit Deaths

3/21/2026

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The BBC investigation found care failings at the Farndon Unit in Newark, Nottinghamshire, where three women died between 2022 and 2024: Molly-Star Kirk, Cherie Boulton, and Leona McKenzie.
The patients received inadequate monitoring and treatment.
Coroners found no direct link to the deaths despite neglect evident in the report.
Elysium Healthcare, operator of the unit, acknowledged procedural failures but said they did not contribute to deaths.

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Story summary

The BBC investigation found care failings at the Farndon Unit in Newark, Nottinghamshire, where three women died between 2022 and 2024: Molly-Star Kirk, Cherie Boulton, and Leona McKenzie.
The patients received inadequate monitoring and treatment.
Coroners found no direct link to the deaths despite neglect evident in the report.
Elysium Healthcare, operator of the unit, acknowledged procedural failures but said they did not contribute to deaths.