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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Three girls died after major failings in NHS mental health care, inquiry finds

From left: Nadia Sharif, Christie Hartnett and Emily Moore
From left: Nadia Sharif, Christie Hartnett and Emily Moore Composite: Handout

Three teenage girls died after major failings in the care they received from NHS mental health services in the north-east of England, an independent investigation has found.

“Multifaceted and systemic” failures by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS trust contributed to the young women’s self-inflicted deaths within eight months of each other, it concluded.

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