If he had received depression treatment, a widow claims her husband would still be alive.
The Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Trust reported that Pat Jackson, 56, of Broadstairs, Kent, committed suicide due to "failures in his care.".
Mrs. Jackson claimed that those who ought to have assisted Mr. Jackson had failed him.
The trust issued an "unreserved" apology and announced that steps had been taken to address the deficiencies found.
He wasn't himself anymore, and he begged for assistance when he was ill, according to Mrs. Jackson. ".
She said to BBC South East: "He withdrew into a shell and no one ever helped him. ".
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was used to successfully treat Mr. Jackson's two previous acute episodes of depression in 2013 and 2016, according to his family.
In February 2018, he was referred to the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust's Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team.
He attempted suicide while being looked after by the trust and was given hospital treatment.
Just over a week later, he was given a high risk discharge from the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQM) in Margate.
While still awaiting electroconvulsive therapy, Mr. Jackson committed suicide on March 22.
We requested assistance every day for the 48 days between the time he was diagnosed and the day he passed away, according to Mrs. Jackson. ".
The trust had "clearly failed" Mrs. Jackson's husband, according to Helen Greatorex, chief executive of the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Trust.
"The trust has accepted that ECT should have been made available to Mr. Jackson and that it has acknowledged that the failure to do so fell below the high standard of care that we expect to provide," she wrote.
"I sincerely apologize for the obvious error in our handling of your husband's care, and I extend this apology to you personally. ".
The Jackson family received compensation from the trust as well.
"We apologise without reservation to Patrick's family for the failings in the care we provided," a trust spokesperson said in a statement.
"The safety of those we care about is our top priority, and on this particular occasion, we are aware that we fell short of that. ".
We've taken steps to address the problems that were discovered in 2018, including greatly enhancing access to urgent and emergency care. " .
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