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| West Lane Hospital: Government apologises after teenager deaths | West Lane Hospital: Government apologises after teenager deaths |
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| Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif and Emily Moore all died within months of each other under the care of the trust | Christie Harnett, Nadia Sharif and Emily Moore all died within months of each other under the care of the trust |
| The government has apologised after an investigation found three teenage girls died after "multifaceted and systemic" failures in NHS mental health care. | The government has apologised after an investigation found three teenage girls died after "multifaceted and systemic" failures in NHS mental health care. |
| Christie Harnett, 17, Nadia Sharif, 17, and Emily Moore, 18, had complex mental health needs and were patients at West Lane Hospital in Middlesbrough. | |
| Health minister Maria Caulfield told MPs the investigation findings made "for painful reading". | Health minister Maria Caulfield told MPs the investigation findings made "for painful reading". |
| A whistleblower said bosses ignored workers when they raised concerns. | A whistleblower said bosses ignored workers when they raised concerns. |
| Ms Caufield said: "The death of any young person is a tragedy, and all the more so when that young person should have been receiving care and support. | Ms Caufield said: "The death of any young person is a tragedy, and all the more so when that young person should have been receiving care and support. |
| "I want to apologise for the failings in the care that they received." | "I want to apologise for the failings in the care that they received." |
| After the three reports were released on Wednesday the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) admitted the hospital had "unacceptable failings" and apologised unreservedly. | After the three reports were released on Wednesday the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) admitted the hospital had "unacceptable failings" and apologised unreservedly. |
| Christie Harnett's family said she had been a talented artist who loved to sing and dance | Christie Harnett's family said she had been a talented artist who loved to sing and dance |
| The health minister did not not rule out a public inquiry but said one would have to be "on a national basis and not just on an individual trust basis". | The health minister did not not rule out a public inquiry but said one would have to be "on a national basis and not just on an individual trust basis". |
| She said a decision would be made "in the coming days". | She said a decision would be made "in the coming days". |
| Ms Caufield said: "As we've seen in maternity very often when we repeat these inquiries they produce the same information and we need to learn systemically about how to reduce these failings." | Ms Caufield said: "As we've seen in maternity very often when we repeat these inquiries they produce the same information and we need to learn systemically about how to reduce these failings." |
| She said public inquiries often took many years and "we've clearly got some cases now which need some urgent review and some urgent action". | She said public inquiries often took many years and "we've clearly got some cases now which need some urgent review and some urgent action". |
| NHS England had commissioned a system-wide investigation, she added. | NHS England had commissioned a system-wide investigation, she added. |
| Nadia Sharif's family said their daughter had been "caring and very bright" | Nadia Sharif's family said their daughter had been "caring and very bright" |
| West Lane Hospital, which closed in 2019 following the deaths, provided specialist child and adolescent mental health services, including treatment for eating disorders. | West Lane Hospital, which closed in 2019 following the deaths, provided specialist child and adolescent mental health services, including treatment for eating disorders. |
| The young women, who had been friends, died within eight months of each other. | The young women, who had been friends, died within eight months of each other. |
| An inquiry into how they had been cared for found 120 failures in "care and service delivery" across a number of agencies. | An inquiry into how they had been cared for found 120 failures in "care and service delivery" across a number of agencies. |
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| Miss Harnett, from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, took her own life at West Lane Hospital in June 2019 and Miss Sharif, from Middlesbrough, died there two months later. | Miss Harnett, from Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, took her own life at West Lane Hospital in June 2019 and Miss Sharif, from Middlesbrough, died there two months later. |
| Miss Moore took her own life in February 2020 at Lanchester Road Hospital. She had previously been treated at West Lane in 2018 and 2019. | Miss Moore took her own life in February 2020 at Lanchester Road Hospital. She had previously been treated at West Lane in 2018 and 2019. |
| Emily Moore was an animal lover who loved to shop, her family said | Emily Moore was an animal lover who loved to shop, her family said |
| The young women's families had previously called for a public inquiry. | |
| Sedgefield Conservative MP Paul Howell urged ministers to back one. | |
| "It is imperative that we do all that we can to give the families of these young ladies what little satisfaction can be delivered by a proper and full inquiry into these atrocious failings," he said. | |
| Miss Harnett's family had said "nothing will ever be the same again now that our sunshine has gone", he told the Commons. | |
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