04/10/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/10/2024 06:06
The Lampard Inquiry (formerly known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry) will examine deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex between 2000 and 2023.
The government has published the terms of reference for the Lampard Inquiry, which will examine the circumstances surrounding the deaths of mental health inpatients under the care of NHS trusts in Essex.
The terms of reference have been set following consultation with the chair of the inquiry, Baroness Lampard. The inquiry held a public consultation on the proposed terms of reference in November 2023.
The inquiry will consider, among other things and to the extent necessary to investigate the deaths:
The inquiry will play an important role in identifying learnings from those events for the future, and will make recommendations to improve the provision of mental health inpatient care.
Further details about the inquiry, including how to contact it, are available on the Lampard Inquiry website.