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Judge to Lead Probe into Mental Health Care Failures
17 Sep
Summary
- Judge John Potter appointed chair of mental health care inquiry.
- Inquiry concerns serious failings at TEWV NHS Trust.
- Survivors and families to have their voices heard.
His Honour Judge John Potter has been appointed chair of the public inquiry investigating serious care failings at the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV). This significant development arrives after months of anticipated delays.
Families who lost teenagers, including Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif, and Emily Moore, to suicide after receiving care at TEWV, had expressed feeling "in limbo" due to the prolonged wait for the inquiry's leadership. The inquiry is scheduled to commence imminently.
The Department of Health and Social Care stated that the probe will offer "survivors and families the opportunity to be heard and drive urgent improvements." Judge Potter, a retired circuit judge with over 40 years of public service experience, identified his primary goal as meeting and listening to those impacted by the trust's actions. He affirmed that their experiences would be central to the inquiry's work and guide its terms of reference.
