AN MP has condemned mental health services in south Essex after receiving “constant criticism” about them from constituents. HES TALKING ABOUT SEPT. THE SOUTH ESSEX PARTNERSHIP TRUST WHICH OUR CURRENT NORTH ESSEX PARTNERSHIP TRUST IS WANTING TO JOIN UP WITH. OUR SERVICES IN NORTH ESSEX ARE GETTING SORTED OUT !!!!!! LEAVE IT THAT WAY FOR GODS SAKE.......ENOUGH OF OUR LOVED ONES HAVE BEEN FAILED ......DONT RUIN MORE FAMILIES BY DISRUPTING SERVICES AND DISRUPTING STAFF!!!! EVEN YOUR GOVERNORS 'NEPFT' DONT THINK THIS MERGER WILL BE GOOD FOR PATIENTS.....WHERES THE PROOF??????? David Amess, MP for Southend West, has called for the Government to take action against South Essex Partnership Trust after a series of complaints to healthcare watchdogs failed to achieve results. The Tory was also critical of the mental health trust’s leadership, questioning the rise of former chief executive Dr Patrick Geoghegan, who started his career as a hospital porter. Mr Amess made his comments in a House of Commons debate in which he called for action. Mr Amess, who was MP for Basildon before moving to Southend West in 1997, said: “For anyone who wants to know, mental health services in my area were headed until last month by Dr Patrick Geoghegan. “When I was the MP for Basildon, he was a hospital porter. I am not sure how someone goes from being a hospital porter to being the chief executive – I think he was paid £230,000 – but I could go on and on about it. “I have complained to Monitor, the Care Quality Commission and the Health Service Ombudsman, but I seem to be getting absolutely nowhere, so I ask the Deputy Leader of the House to have a word with the Minister of State at the Department of Health to see whether he can be more robust on the issue.” The trust’s mental health services have been criticised a number of times over recent years. The Echo revealed the trust carried out internal investigations into the unexpected deaths of 15 patients in the year up to 2010. A total of 13 psychiatrists left the trust that year, with three sending damning letters to colleagues. The trust has confirmed it has received complaints from Mr Amess, but said all had been dealt with according to official procedures.