progress the stalled inquiry<\/a>, as families feared a lack of progress.\n<\/p>\n\n Alistair Smith, a solicitor at Ison Harrison, which represents more than 200 families affected by TEWV, said: \u201cThe appointment of a chair is important and we welcome this step forward for the many families who have campaigned tirelessly for answers about the care provided by TEWV.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cFor years, bereaved families and individuals have raised serious concerns about patient safety, avoidable deaths and the culture within the trust. They have shown remarkable determination in pursuing accountability and meaningful change.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
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Lawyer Alistair Smith who is representing families affected by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhile the appointment of a chair marks progress, families will be looking for reassurance that the inquiry will move forward without unnecessary delay and will be given the scope and resources needed to fully examine what went wrong.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThey want the inquiry to establish the truth, ensure lessons are learned and provide confidence that improvements are made to protect patients in the future.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cMany families and individuals have waited a long time for this moment. There remains a strong desire to see the inquiry begin its substantive work as soon as possible so that those affected can finally have their experiences heard and properly investigated.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n As chair of a full statutory inquiry, Judge Potter will have the power to compel witnesses to give evidence.\n<\/p>\n
\n Health Secretary Yvette Cooper said: \u201cThe families who were let down by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust have suffered immeasurable pain.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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Yvette Cooper in Durham this week\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cJudge Potter has been asked to deliver a report explaining why things went so wrong across the trust\u2019s mental health services and what must change.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n TEWV has long said it will cooperate with the inquiry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The probe into years of failings at the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS Trust will be…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":781049,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-781048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=781048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/781048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/781049"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=781048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=781048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=781048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}