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Pre-inquest brief

Fragmented communication between mental and physical health services

Organisation: Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust · Generated: 27 Oct 2026

Recurance · recurance.com/chains/f4667b9a1c3dd436

The earlier warning

Kirsty Taylor · 28 Jul 2023 · Christopher Wilkinson, Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton

“there is and remains a fragmented relationship between mental health and physical health services, with little inter-service connectivity.”

judiciary.uk/…/kirsty-taylor-prevention-of-future-deaths-report

What was promised

Stated action 1 · response to Kirsty Taylor (28 Jul 2023) · stated timescale: 1 April 2024

“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.”

judiciary.uk/…/2023-0507-Response-from-Southern-Health-NHS-Foun…

What recurred

  • 17 Nov 2025 · Ethel Robertson · Nicholas Walker · Identical hazard · confidence 0.90 (high)

The clearest link, quoted from both reports:

Earlier · Kirsty Taylor · 28 Jul 2023

“there is and remains a fragmented relationship between mental health and physical health services, with little inter-service connectivity.”

Later · Ethel Robertson · 17 Nov 2025

“If the presentation at the hospital was for a mental health related issue, then the OPMH team is likely notified as there will be contact with the psychiatric liaison service in the hospital.”

What happened next

No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.

Every quote is verified word for word against the original report on judiciary.uk. A link shows that a similar concern was raised again, not why. It is not a finding about any organisation or person.

Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Open Government Licence v3.0.