The boss of a mental health trust that is the focus of a landmark public inquiry says his staff have a “real drive” to improve the service and that “good will come of this”.

The Lampard Inquiry is investigating more than 2,000 patient deaths in Essexover a 24-year period.

It is England’s first examining mental health services and the Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) has been the subject of scathing criticism.

In his first sit-down interview with the BBC, EPUT chief executive Paul Scott says the deaths happened against a backdrop of national underinvestment but he concedes the inquiry does not feel “unfair”.

The Lampard Inquiry has been adjourned until February 2026, and Mr Scott has been speaking to me about the key things he wants to see happen.

Soure: BBC News, 2nd October 2025