A widow claims that if her husband had received depression treatment, he would still be alive today.
Following "failures in his care," Pat Jackson, 56, of Broadstairs, Kent, committed suicide, according to the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Trust.
Amanda Jackson, Mr. Jackson's wife, claimed that those who ought to have assisted him had failed him.
The trust expressed its regret "unreservedly" and stated that steps had been taken to address the deficiencies found.
He wasn't himself anymore, and when he was ill, he begged for assistance, according to Mrs. Jackson. ".
He withdrew into a shell and no help ever came for him, she told BBC South East. ".
According to his family, Mr. Jackson's two previous severe episodes of depression in 2013 and 2016 were successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
He was referred to the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust's Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team in February 2018.
He attempted suicide while in the trust's custody and received hospital treatment.
He received a high risk assessment and was released from the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate just over a week later.
On March 22, Mr. Jackson committed suicide while awaiting electroconvulsive therapy.
From the day he was diagnosed until the day he passed away, or 48 days, Mrs. Jackson said, "We asked for help every day. ".
The Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Trust's chief executive, Helen Greatorex, informed Mrs. Jackson that the trust had "clearly failed" her husband.
"The trust has acknowledged that ECT should have been made available to Mr. Jackson and that its omission from doing so fell below the high standard of care we expect to provide," she wrote.
"I sincerely apologize for what was obviously a mistake in the way we handled your husband's care. ".
The Jackson family has also received compensation from the trust.
A trust spokesperson issued the following statement: "We sincerely apologize to Patrick's family for the shortcomings in the care we provided.
"The safety of those we care about is our top priority, and we are aware that we failed to do so in this case. ".
"We have taken steps to address the problems found in 2018, greatly enhancing access to urgent and emergency care being one of them. " .
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