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When I found out that one of my patients who had been discharged from hospital had decided to end their life, I remember my feelings well. Simply put, I was distraught. Unfortunately, this was not the first time this had happened, either. Over a period of four months, approximately three patients a week were being admitted to the gastroenterology ward where I worked because of an attempted suicide. Every patient who was admitted had their own story – each one as heartbreaking as the next.