A HAMPSHIRE-BASED NHS Trust has admitted failings after the death of teenage patient Connor Sparrowhawk.
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust appeared at Banbury Magistrates Court today to enter a guilty plea for a single count of breaching health and safety regulations following the patients death.
Mr Sparrowhawk, 18, was found dead on July 4, 2013 after drowning in a bathtub at Slade House, Oxford.
He had suffered an epileptic fit and an earlier inquest rule that 'neglect' had played a role in his death.
The Trust will be sentenced at Oxford Crown Court on October.
The hearing, which is a provisional date only, is expected to last a full day.
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