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| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust | |
|---|---|
| Name | Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust |
| Type | NHS foundation trust |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Middlesbrough |
| Area served | County Durham; North Yorkshire; Northumberland; Teesside |
| Employees | 6,000+ (approx.) |
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust is a large provider of mental health and learning disability services in northern England, serving areas including Middlesbrough, Durham, North Yorkshire, and Northumberland. The trust offers specialist services across acute, community and secure settings and operates alongside organisations such as NHS England, NHS Improvement, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and local authorities including Durham County Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
The organisation formed through a series of NHS reorganisations influenced by policies from Department of Health initiatives and the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 framework, emerging as a foundation trust under the regulatory oversight of Monitor and later NHS Improvement. Its development involved mergers and restructurings comparable to consolidations seen in trusts such as South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Tees Valley Hospitals. The trust’s history has intersected with national programmes like the Five Year Forward View and the NHS Long Term Plan, and its services evolved in response to inspections by Care Quality Commission and investigations referenced alongside reports from organisations like Healthwatch.
The trust provides inpatient, outpatient and community services including adult mental health, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), older people’s services and specialist forensic and learning disability care; these services interface with providers such as Sunderland Royal Hospital, University Hospital of North Durham and community partners like Teesdale Community Health projects. Facilities include specialist units, community hubs and secure services linked to networks like the Forensic Mental Health Services and collaborations with universities such as Teesside University, Newcastle University and University of York for clinical placements. The trust operates within commissioning frameworks of Clinical Commissioning Groups such as NHS North East and North Cumbria and works alongside voluntary organisations including Mind (charity), Rethink Mental Illness and Samaritans.
Governance is structured with a board of directors and a council of governors reflecting models used by other foundation trusts such as Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, and the trust reports to regulatory bodies including NHS England and the Care Quality Commission. Executive roles have been held by leaders with experience in organisations like NHS Confederation and collaborations with regional health bodies including Tees Valley Combined Authority and Health Education England. Stakeholder engagement includes partnerships with local councils like Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and integrated care systems analogous to Durham and Tees Valley ICS.
Performance metrics have been assessed via inspections from the Care Quality Commission and benchmarking against trusts such as Tees Valley Community Services, with quality improvement programmes informed by guidance from National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and audit frameworks from NHS Resolution. The trust’s quality initiatives reference national priorities like the Mental Health Act 1983 reforms and patient safety approaches promoted by NHS England and Royal College of Psychiatrists. Outcome reporting aligns with datasets used by NHS Digital and statistical comparisons with providers including South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.
The trust employs clinical and support staff across disciplines similar to staffing in trusts such as Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and fosters professional development through partnerships with Health Education England and higher education institutions like Teesside University and Durham University. Workforce strategies reflect national initiatives from NHS England on recruitment, retention and staff wellbeing, with links to trade unions such as UNISON and Royal College of Nursing for collective bargaining and workforce representation. Training pathways incorporate curricula from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal College of Nursing and professional regulators including the General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The trust engages in clinical research and service evaluations in collaboration with academic partners including Newcastle University, University of York and Teesside University, and participates in research networks aligned with the National Institute for Health and Care Research. Education programmes include placements for students from institutions such as Northumbria University, University of Sunderland and professional training overseen by Health Education England. Partnerships extend to voluntary sector organisations like Mind (charity) and regional NHS trusts including North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust for joint pathways and research projects.
Community engagement is conducted with local stakeholders including Healthwatch branches, local authorities such as Darlington Borough Council and voluntary organisations like Samaritans, and involves patient and carer representation on boards mirroring practice in other foundation trusts such as Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Patient involvement initiatives align with statutory frameworks including the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and national patient experience surveys coordinated by NHS England. The trust’s outreach spans community mental health partnerships, crisis care concordats modeled on the Crisis Care Concordat and participation in regional health forums including the Tees Valley Strategic Partnership.