A key task of the integrated governance team at NHS Yorkshire and the Humber is the commissioning, management and reporting of independent investigations.
In accordance with national guidance, Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs) are responsible for commissioning an independent investigation in the following circumstances:
- When a homicide has been committed by a person who is or has been under the care of specialist mental health services in the six months prior to the event
- When it is necessary to comply with the government’s obligations under Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Whenever a government agent is, or may be, responsible for a death, there is an obligation on the government to carry out an effective investigation
- Where the SHA determines that an adverse event warrants independent investigation, for example if there is concern that an event may represent significant systemic service failure, such as a cluster of unexpected deaths including suicides
The purpose of an independent investigation when a homicide has been committed by a person who is, or has been under the care of specialist mental health services in the six months prior to the event, is to examine all the circumstances surrounding the care and treatment provided in each case to identify any errors or shortfalls in the quality of service and to make recommendations for improvement as necessary.
Since 2006, NHS Yorkshire and the Humber has published the independent investigation reports set out in the table below:
| Independent investigation 2006/8119 | ||
| Independent investigation 2006/4924 | ||
| Independent investigation 2006/1787 |
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| Independent investigation 2005/3404 | ||
| Independent investigation 2005/2100 | ||
| Independent investigation 2005/2081 |  Final report (232KB) |
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| Independent investigation 2005/2579 | ||
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Independent investigation 2005/2880 |
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| Independent investigation 2004/3403 |
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Independent investigation 2004/1964 |
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| Independent investigation 2004/1904 | Action plan (46.6KB) |
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| Independent investigation 2004/680 | ||
| Independent investigation 2004/487 | ||
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Independent investigation |
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| Independent investigation 2003/1578 and 2005/95 |
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An independent inquiry report, commissioned by the SHA, into incidents at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust between 2000 and 2002. |
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A report on Breast Cancer Services at Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust in 2008 An independent peer review commissioned by NHS Yorkshire and the Humber |
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An independent review into three |
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Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Colin Norris Incidents at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in 2002 |
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