HIGHLIGHTING SEVERE FAILURES WITHIN TEES, ESK & WEAR VALLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
IT'S TIME FOR ACTION; WE NEED YOUR HELP! SIGN & SHARE OUR PETITION NOW
Help for trauma at West Lane
Rebuild Trust are acutely aware that a significant number of TEWV service users have been traumatised by what they experienced and witnessed at the former West Lane Hospital. From our understanding they have not been offered support or help to deal with any anguish or suffering manifesting from their time as inpatients.
Bereavement counselling should have been a priority regardless of the CQC input and the Niche Investigation. For anybody who is affected by a death, support is normally a given.
We also understand that it would have been immensely difficult to ask for help with the horrific trauma witnessed and endured whilst an inpatient.
The shock that must have triggered from the deaths, the CQC report and, subsequently, when the Niche reports were published, is unimaginable. The horror too as it is realised that it wasn’t happening to just you.
Help should have been offered a long time ago when it was known just how bad the regime had been at West Lane. So many continue to suffer as a direct consequence of being an inpatient there
The Trust have a duty of care to their service users. They have not offered help to those who were at West Lane and should have done.
In our opinion, TEWV Trust don’t want to acknowledge the awful truth that has been exposed. For them it is about protecting themselves, their jobs and public image.
If you wish to receive help for anything you have experienced please contact Rebuild Trust.
ONE COLLECTIVE VOICE; CALLING FOR A PUBLIC INQUIRY TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS AND GET THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE WE ALL DESERVE
Rebuild Trust was formed in 2021 following the tragic deaths of several patients whilst they were in the care of Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV).
The purpose of this group is to give a collective voice to those who, in the past, have raised concerns with TEWV which have not been actioned, heartbreakingly resulting in further preventable tragedy. Now is the time to come together and push for change - before another family has to suffer like so many have before.
In the past a large number of families have approached and complained to TEWV, raising concerns regarding the treatment of their loved ones. The Trust assure families that improvements will be made and new processes put in place. Sadly, this has not happened in the majority of cases and the same failings are being repeated time and time again.
Sadly, its too late for Christie, Nadia, Emily and so many others. You can read their experiences and how they were failed by Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust below.
Latest News Reports
Guilty
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust admits failures over deaths.
Woman's suicide caused by mental health trust
Failures at a mental health service contributed to a woman taking her own life, a coroner has said
Why an inquiry is needed
Why an inquiry is needed into the TEWV mental health trust
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/opinion/23882543.inquiry-needed-tewv-mental-health-trust/
Rapid Review Ordered
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.
Deteriorating spiral
A report has described how there was a "deteriorating spiral" of poor care at a mental health hospital in the months before it closed following the death of two teenage girls.
NHS England Reports
Here are the final reports into our daughters Deaths:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/our-work/publications/ind-investigation-reports/
Government Apologises
West Lane Hospital: Government apologises after teenager deaths
Damning Reports
Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys: Damning reports on deaths of teenage girls in mental health units
CQC Prosecute
Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust prosecuted after three patients died
Governance Report
Here is the governance report in to the running of West Lane Hospital.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/north-east-yorkshire/our-work/publications/ind-investigation-reports/
20 patients died
20 patients died after calling TEWV crisis team since 'improvements'
Our Girls Stories
CHRISTIE HARNETT (DECEASED) - CHRISTIE'S EXPERIENCE
Christie Harnett : 13th February 2002 - 27th June 2019
Christie was a wonderful, intelligent, vibrant, beautiful 17 year old, but she had difficulties with her mental health from a very young age, no help was forthcoming when we asked for it. Things deteriorated in 2016 when she had just started year 10 at school. In may 2017 Christie was admitted to hospital as she had lost an awful lot of weight in a very short period of time, this was the start of our nightmare.
On the 27th June 2019 at 11am her life support was withdrawn, at 11.14am her heart beat for the last time.
Click below to read Christies full experience.
EMILY MOORE (DECEASED) - EMILY'S EXPERIENCE
Emily Moore : 4th February 2002 - 15th February 2020
Emily grew up in the town of Shildon, in County Durham, where she was a bright and funny individual with lots of friends and loved by many. She really was the last person you would think of who would suffer from severe mental health issues but tragedy struck our family whether this was a trigger for her mental health we will never know. Lanchester Road Hospital said they would keep an eye on her but no one did and she died alone at her very lowest . If someone had been there she could have still been here today.
She died on 15th February 2020, in the care of TEWV.
Click below to read Emilys full experience.
NADIA SHARIF (DECEASED) - NADIA'S EXPERIENCE
Nadia Sharif : 1st February 2002 - 9th August 2019.
Nadia was born on the 1st February 2002 to loving parents, Hakeel and Arshad Sharif. Nadia grew up in Middlesbrough in the North East of England. She was caring, very bright and always smiling. When Nadia moved into secondary school, Nadia’s behaviour began to change. She transferred to several schools until she was eventually diagnosed by CAMHS with autism. Nadia went into West Lane Hospital (Westwood Centre). However, her mental health worsened. Devastatingly, on the 5th August 2019, Nadia was found unconscious in her room at West Lane.
She was taken to James Cook Hospital where she died on Friday 9th August 2019.
Click below to read Nadias full story.
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SIGN OUR CHANGE.ORG PETITION
If we receive 100,000 signatures, the Government might respond to our request for a public inquiry into the catastrophic failings of TEWV.
FAILINGS AT TEWV
Official reports and articles regarding the severe failings within TEWV and the impacts on individuals who are or have been under their care.
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