Ministerial Correction

Monday 7th November 2022 Ministerial Corrections

Monday 7 November 2022

Health and Social Care

Monday 7th November 2022 Ministerial Corrections

Abuse and Deaths in Secure Mental Health Units

The following is an extract from the response to the urgent question asked by the hon. Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan) on abuse and deaths in secure mental health units on 3 November 2022.

[Maria Caulfield]

NHS England has commissioned a system-wide investigation into the safety and quality of services across the board, particularly around children and adolescent mental health services. I am pushing for those investigations to be as swift as possible.

[Official Report, 3 November 2022, Vol. 721, c. 1020.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield).

An error has been identified in my response to the urgent question on abuse and deaths in secure mental health units.

The correct response should have been:

[Maria Caulfield]

NHS England has commissioned a system-wide investigation into the safety and quality of services at the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, particularly around children and adolescent mental health services. I am pushing for those investigations to be as swift as possible.