Families and former patients who say they were “failed” by a health trust are meeting to discuss what they would like to see covered in a public inquiry.
In 2022, an investigation found major failings in the care the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Trust provided to three teenagers before their death. Last month, Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a public inquiry into it.
He said it would “uncover failures in care and look at the concerning number of patient deaths by suicide at the trust over the past 10 years”.
Streeting said he wanted the families to play a key role, and later about 50 families and former patients will meet in Middlesbrough to talk about issues they would like answers on.