Essex Police

“All health-based place of safety calls are directed now through the new Trust's call centre. This means that all calls are recorded and documented on a call-log by trained call-handlers.”

“All patients admitted to health-based places of safety have individual patient records detailing potential risks, assessment of presentation and copies of documentation from other agencies. Further work is continuing on electronic record-keeping processes in regard to this issue.”

“The new Trust has taken steps to reinforce to staff the importance of family involvement and ongoing communications. A detailed debrief in this respect was undertaken with the staff involved in Mr [name redacted] care. Additionally, audits on this issue are being undertaken via the new Trust's staff supervision process.”

“The information-sharing concordat has been reinforced. Additionally, the new Trust holds localised police liaison emergency care meetings and will ensure that the probation service is invited to improve information sharing in this regard.”

“The new Trust has launched a new street-triage team in which mental health practitioners work together with dedicated police officers. We anticipate that this initiative will also help significantly to improve information-sharing and coordination between our services.”

“A new flowchart is in place now for staff, which details clearly which actions to take in situations where people are subject to a warrant. Training on this is underway for all our staff working in mental health accident and emergency teams and mental health criminal justice teams.”

“Essex Police have taken the following action; e Essex Police has written to the Essex and Essex Community Rehabilitation Company concerning the outcome of the Inquest;”