Leaking shower behind tiled wall - damp wall

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Hi,
I have a shower that is installed behind a tiled wall. It was installed about 8 years ago and over the past 12 months, the other side of the wall (i.e. outside the bathroom) has been bubbling and getting damp.

The shower has a thermostatic control, which is separate from the water pipe. The pipe itself has an elbow-shaped pipe that comes about 1-2 cm out of the tilling. I looked at this and I can see that when the shower is turned on, there are some drops of water coming out from that.

I removed the head and packed with tape and put back on, but that didn't resolve it.

What's the best way to approach this? I think I may need to remove a tile (they're large ones) to get better access.

Any suggestions welcome - thanks.
 
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Can you not get access from the other side of the wall - it'll mean re-papering or painting that wall again though. Have you got spare tiles?
 

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