We need your help to join us in our call for a Public Inquiry into Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV).

TEWV NHS Trust have failed in its duty to provide patients with safe care.

 

Within  a 5 year timeframe, at least 10 of those below, lost their young lives, whilst in hospital, under the care and treatment of staff. A number of those were Autistic. 

February 2019

Preventable death of Peter Thompson (inpatient) 

 

May 2019

Preventable death of Mina Topley-Bird (inpatient) 

 

September 2019

Preventable death of Pamela Brown

 

June 2019-February 2020 

Preventable deaths of Christie, Nadia and Emily, within an 8 month period. (inpatients)

 

December 2019

Preventable death of Terri Sullivan, 23 (inpatient) 

 

6 February 2020

Preventable death of Tom Creffield aged 24 and Autistic

 

June 2020 

Preventable death of Zoe Zaremba aged 25 and Autistic

November 2020

Preventable death of Patient X (inpatient) 

 

28 April 2021 

Preventable death of Ty Chance (inpatient)

 

December 2021

Preventable death of Lewis Richardson

 

April 2022

Preventable death of Linda Banks

June 2022

Preventable death of David Stevens

 

November 2022

Preventable death of Laura Marie O’Malley

 

December 2022

Preventable death of Jay Jones and Autistic (inpatient)

March 19, 2023

Preventable death of Matthew Gale aged 37

 

March 2023

Preventable death of Ian Darwin (inpatient) 

 

January 2024

Preventable death of Bethany Breach, aged 21 and Autistic (inpatient) 

 

April 2024 - CCQ Prosecution as TEWV plead guilty  for failing “to provide safe care and treatment” which exposed patients to “significant risk of avoidable harm.” 

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have successfully prosecuted Tees, Esk and Wear Valley (TEWV) NHS Trust for the failures in the care of Christie Harnett and Patient X. Following the sentencing at Teesside Magistrates Court on the 18th of April 2024, TEWV has been fined £200,000.

“TEWV is among the most concerning mental health Trusts, with a series of preventable deaths in their care, as was the case in Essex before the inquiry was announced in November 2020”

 

Background information 

We are a collective of families who have suffered the most painful losses, the deaths of our loved ones , whilst they were in the care of professionals, who were meant to be caring for and keeping them safe.  

We don’t want any more families to suffer or to lose anyone else through inadequate care and preventable deaths. 

As you may know, NHS Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust have got their statutory public inquiry after years of fighting. We stand with them united as families failed by TEWV Trust.

The charity INQUEST, The Northern Echo and The Rebuild Trust support us into  calling for a statutory public inquiry into deaths and serious incidents in mental healthcare.

 

Between October 2008 and October 2015, a period of seven years, there were 310 deaths of patients reported by the Trust.

In comparison, in the seven years which followed, October 2015 to January 2022, there were 753 deaths of patients reported by the Trust, an increase of over 142 per cent.

“TEWV is among the most concerning mental health Trusts, with a series of preventable deaths in their care, as was the case in Essex before the inquiry was announced in November 2020”

We have shared our stories on the group's website: www.rebuildtrust.co.uk but we know we are not alone. We are reaching out to others to share their experiences so that we can force change. You can contact us by email at: rebuildtrust@yahoo.com

Sadly these stories of such preventable tragedy are not uncommon.

 There have been countless failings identified and the CQC have recognised many services within the Trust as INADEQUATE

 Lessons have NOT been learned, as the same mistakes are being repeated time and time again. Nothing has changed,

We NEED this to go viral to get support of at least 1000,000 voices to sign this change.org petition so we can push to be heard in parliament. That's where you come in!

Nothing changes…. IF  Nothing changes. Help us make that change