Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust Inquiry

Announced

TEWV Inquiry

Commissioned by Department of Health and Social Care

Announced as a statutory inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into deaths of mental health patients at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. Announced 11 December 2025 via Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1161). Not yet formally established; no chair or terms of reference published.

Official Statement