News Articles

Browse a list of news articles documenting Averil’s story and our experience of the complaints process

16th February 2020

Eating disorder patients should be given home visits, say grieving parents
Phoebe Southworth, The Telegraph

3rd February 2020

The NHS is failing patients with eating disorders
Baroness Parminter, The House, Parliament’s Magazine

28th January 2020

'NHS ran up £100k legal bill after my daughter's death'
Emily Townsend, Eastern Daily Press

10th January 2020

Averil Hart: Failings in anorexic teen death care complaint
BBC News

9th December 2019

Anorexia deaths not being properly recorded by NHS, inquest hears
Izzy Lyons, The Telegraph

21st September 2019

Deaths of five women with eating disorders linked by coroner amid growing anorexia crisis in UK
Victoria Ward, The Telegraph

3rd September 2019

Coroner to probe whether anorexia teen's death is linked to four others
Steven Downes, Eastern Daily Press

2nd July 2019

NHS trust spends £90,000 on legal fees surrounding death of 19-year-old anorexic student
Geraldine Scott, Eastern Daily Press

17th June 2019

NHS organisations are still failing people with eating disorder, says parliamentary report prompted by UEA student's death
Geraldine Scott, Eastern Daily Press

21st May 2019

Anorexic UEA student's death linked with four other cases
Geraldine Scott, Eastern Daily Press

18th June 2019

Lives 'destroyed by NHS eating disorder failures'
Nick Triggle and Philippa Roxby, BBC News

Doctors’ failings on eating disorders ‘are costing lives’
Caroline Davies, The Guardian

22nd May 2019

Averil Hart: Anorexia death linked to four others by Cambridgeshire coroner
BBC News

18th May 2019

Adults with eating disorders 'face appalling NHS failings'
Sarah Marsh, The Guardian

23rd April 2019

'It's the same email, with a different family name' - Father's plea as inquiry launched into eating disorder treatment changes
Geraldine Scott, Eastern Daily Press

3rd February 2019

'Patients end up suffering' - Anorexia service still failing patients, says father of teen who died in 2012
Geraldine Scott, Eastern Daily Press

22nd September 2018

Father's fears over new eating disorder guidelines prompted by tragic death of 19-year-old Suffolk girl
Emily Townsend, Eastern Daily Press

12th July 2018

Averil Hart: Anorexia death 'prompts further probe'
BBC News

29th June 2018

Father of Norwich student disputes report which claims lessons have been learned after her death
Geraldine Scott, Eastern Daily Press

12th February 2018

'People shouldn't have to move': getting care for an eating disorder
Sarah Marsh, The Guardian

10th December 2017

Eating disorder charity calls on government to make changes to prevent deaths after Averil Hart tragedy
Geraldine Scott, Eastern Daily Press

Anorexia is a mental illness. Treat it properly
Barbara Ellen, The Guardian

8th December 2017

Failed at every level: Death of anorexic UEA student was an 'avoidable tragedy', damning report reveals
Emily Townsend, Eastern Daily Press

Anorexic student Averil Hart 'failed by every NHS body'
BBC News

Death of anorexic teenager left to starve in her university flat was 'avoidable', says watchdog
Henry Bodkin, The Telegraph

NHS failings led to death of anorexic student Averil Hart
Chris Smyth, The Times

'Clear failures of care': scathing report into student's anorexia death
Denis Campbell, The Guardian

2nd February 2017

Suffolk father's open letter criticises ombudsman over investigation into death of UEA student Averil Hart
Emily Townsend, Eastern Daily Press

14th August 2016

Family searching for answers three-and-a-half years after death of UEA student
Emily Townsend, Eastern Daily Press

18th November 2014

NHS Ombusdman accused of major failings
Laura Donnelly, The Telegraph

28th November 2013

Teenager left to starve amid a catalogue of NHS failings
Laura Donnelly, The Telegraph

Anorexic UEA student, 19, failed by medics, says report
Eastern Daily Press