The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Inquiry timeline
● January 2015 – Dale Thomson takes his own life days after treatment at Carseview.
● October 2016 – David Ramsay takes his own life after being turned away from Carseview.
● July 2018 – A BBC documentary includes testimony of excessive use of restraints at Carseview.
● September 2018 – Inquiry, headed by Dr David Strang, launches a public call for evidence. More than 200 submissions were made.
● May 2019 – 22-page interim report finds a “litany” of shortcomings, including people with drug and alcohol problems being turned away.
● June 2019 – Dr Strang casts scorn at an NHS Tayside health board meeting for a lack of action since the interim report was published.
● October 2019 – Ms Murray and other campaigners call for a pledge the recommendations will be acted upon. FM Nicola Sturgeon said she expects the board to “take account of recommendations”.
● February 2020 – 134-page full report published, which finds a scattered mental health service throughout Tayside that require changes that “cannot occur overnight”. The health board quickly accepts each recommendation.
● May 2020 – NHS Tayside produce its roadmap for improving mental health services: Listen, Learn Change.
● October 2020 – Plans announced to open a 24/7 support service to launch in Angus early in 2021.
● February 2021 – Gillian Martin and Mandy McLaren express disillusion at the pace of change.
● March-May 2021 (tentative) – Mr Strang and his team to return to Tayside to review progress.
● June 2021 (tentative) – Dr Strang hopes to publish findings from the review.