Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

“The Trust is pleased to report that whilst the challenges described to you at inquest remain, the consensus view from the meetings that took place was that our aspiration should very much be to seek to overcome these obstacles such as to be able to introduce the changes that you have suggested.”

“The creation of this new provider is progressing at pace (Project Fusion) with the new legal entity due to be in place by 1 April 2024.”

“SCAS will work with PHT again to address the concerns you have raised.”

“I will be issuing the following instructions to all Approved Premises across the SWSC Division. - All new residents will be asked and encouraged to sign the necessary consent forms - All Approved Premises will seek to identify a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) at the local Community Mental Health Team to enhance liaison opportunities - Staff will be reminded of the importance of liaison with other agencies involved in the care of residents - Staff will be reminded to support and facilitate referr”

“The concern that vital information has not being readily available has been accepted and action taken to remedy this. There has been, since January 2017 (evaluated in April 2018), a revised Risk Summary Section in which all staff including medical staff are required to input risk information, according to national guidance (2008). This guidance specifies that there should be clear documentation of risk factors: demographic, background, clinical history, psychological and psychosocial factors and”