Marria Caulfield answering an urgent question from our local MP

Coverage of the urgent question on deaths in secure mental health units following reports on the deaths of three young women

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001ffj1/house-of-commons-urgent-question-on-deaths-in-secure-mental-health-units

Government orders urgent review into safety of mental health patients in England

The government has ordered an urgent investigation into the safety of patients in mental health wards in England, after repeated warnings of a crisis in the system.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/mental-health-government-review-england-b2267505.html?fbclid=IwAR34xXFgOgqMxJ66sOKgebitS-2XRnOpPTMYB8ei2NBhb-X5Dql5Rdz1dZU

West Lane Hospital: Government apologises after teenager deaths

The government has apologised after an investigation found three teenage girls died after "multifaceted and systemic" failures in NHS mental health care.

http://bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-63499602?fbclid=IwAR1VwXR1SJEYE4aEt_Hdrh2vSFO7jtjnCkdPMKti_0T_eWClVzEx6A4OW_U

CQC to prosecute T.E.W.V

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said that TEWV 'failed to provide safe care and treatment' which exposed Christie to a 'significant risk of avoidable harm.'

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/mental-health-trust-prosecuted-over-24348061?fbclid=IwAR3ALXBMtoBnZPxARde-RjkgRff46LZsl-kBn4HVJ57mfmB_f3a9oFYmM00

Link to 2019 CQC Report:

https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/new_reports/AAAJ4810.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1iA6bu2DQ3t86C-O1qd17InVmrxf5SxVaqKtnPXUvGjYTEuH5hnB5GeQA

News reports:

Calls grow for public inquiry into mental health care failings after three teenagers took their own lives

https://news.sky.com/story/calls-grow-for-public-inquiry-into-mental-health-care-failings-after-three-teenagers-took-their-own-lives-12737299?fbclid=IwAR32j8cQflnbfrS_4tnmxk-Y5ut_HI2grzNs0Cw-neFMd3zcnvYMuNtDAsg

West Lane: Teenagers died after failures at 'unstable' hospital

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-63472700?fbclid=IwAR1f21F4HrDPiTAfIBO7YoqgJAIc1p5tm31tfON22rjVwS0PkGdPUIWAmo0

Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys: Damning reports on deaths of teenage girls in mental health units

https://www.inquest.org.uk/tewv-reports?fbclid=IwAR3-onijRckfuoy6-Bq3n1lm0hOETfON-m-jfTunep-e90cMjJzbGcGh91o

Damning probes into suicides of three teenage girls in the same NHS mental health trust uncover 120 failures

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/damning-probes-into-suicides-of-three-teenage-girls-in-the-same-nhs-mental-trust/?fbclid=IwAR3b6I0z36m_jLXsEcrNuWCW_XyLBtugnaX2V1c8BW4C_kybLtsjSWoMshg

Three girls died after major failings in NHS mental health care, inquiry finds

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/02/three-girls-died-major-failings-nhs-mental-health-care-inquiry?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0wUr__Ag8doxG39a_nPxH185a4LNGImdsG4FTLPtIvS5O1SzMuQGQtso8

Mental health patients ‘at risk of harm’ as service rated ‘inadequate’ - click the link to read more

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19188358.mental-health-patients-at-risk-harm-service-rated-inadequate/

TEWV moves to highest alert level - click the link to read more

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/19476529.tewv-moves-highest-alert-level/

Shock at ‘scary’ waiting times for Teesside youngsters needing mental health appointments - click the link to read more

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/shock-scary-waiting-times-teesside-22172218

MP has ‘lost confidence’ in mental health trust after ‘devastating report’ on patient safety - click the link to read more

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/mp-lost-confidence-mental-health-20266386
 

Drug dealers ‘delivered crack cocaine to mental health hospital’ - click the link to read more

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-51980460#:~:text=Drug%20dealers%20delivered%20crack%20cocaine,in%20less%20than%20two%20years
 

Family of fourth teenager to take her own life criticise treatment at scandal-hit West Lane

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/family-fourth-teenager-take-life-17834101
 

Family of tragic West Lane Patient welcome hospitals reopening under new name - click the link to read more

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2021-04-19/family-of-tragic-west-lane-patient-welcome-hospitals-reopening-under-new-name

Middlesbrough mental health death: Christie Harnett ‘let down’ - click the link to read more

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-48852324

Dad’s tribute to amazing Christie, 17, who died after ‘failings’ at crisis-hit hospital - click the link to read more

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/dads-tribute-amazing-christie-17-16513789

Family blame staff for death of girl, 17, who should have been under 24-hour supervision at hospital where another patient died six weeks ago - click the link to read more

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7349611/Family-blame-hospital-staff-death-daughter-24-hour-supervision.html
 

Family say ‘something is going badly wrong’ at West Lane Hospital following death of Nadia, 17 - click the link to read more

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/family-say-something-going-badly-1674719

Middlesbrough: West Lane patient named as Nadia Sharif - click the link to read more

https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17833677.middlesbrough-west-lane-patient-named-nadia-sharif/

Teenager Emily Moore ‘let down’ at mental health unit - click the link to read more

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-51543341
 

West Lane Hospital in Middlesbrough to be closed - click the link to read more

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-49445339
 

The worrying conditions which closed children’s mental health unit where teenage girls died - click the link to read more

https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/worrying-conditions-closed-childrens-mental-17096591
 

Government will respond to calls for inquiry into TEWV mental health trust.

https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/20084745.government-will-respond-calls-inquiry-tewv-mental-health-trust/