Psychiatric Patients: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many avoidable or preventable deaths of mental health patients at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust there have been in each of the last three years.
Answered by Stephen Kinnock
Information on the number of deaths reported to Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust's incident reporting system are shown in the table. These are not categorised as preventable or avoidable.
Reporting year | Total |
2021/22 | 2,163 |
2022/23 | 2,329 |
2023/24 | 1,322 |
Source: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust Quality Accounts
It is important to note that the majority of deaths of people in the Trust’s care from natural causes and therefore include end of life care and longstanding poor physical health. There is further detail and context within the Trust’s Quality Account for each year.
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