Waikato District Health Board is reviewing the care its mental health service provided to Ross Bremner, who killed three people including his mother last week, before killing himself.
The 34-year-old had a number of brief in-patient stays at Waikato Hospital’s specialist mental health unit between 2003 and 2007, and spent six weeks in hospital in 2013.
Since then he had been living in the community under the care of his GP, with support from DHB services.
MidCentral Health DHB member Lindsay Burnell said there was huge pressure on the system, not just in Waikato but in other areas, including his own. For the full article click here
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