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Inquiry timeline

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● 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.

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