Alice Mead
24 Jun 2015 · Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley · Brighton and Hove
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of care coordinator
“When her Care Co-ordinator left the Trust she was not replaced so [the deceased] was left without one of the corner stones of the Care Programme Approach”
Responses
2015-0239-Response-by-Sussex-Partneraship-NHS-Trust.pdf ↗· Sussex Partnership NHS Trust
Stated action · September 2015
“the introduction of an improved system; where, all care coordinators' caseloads are reviewed with a Consultant [name redacted] and Team Leader. Particular focus is applied to caseload reviews when a care coordinator is leaving and the decisions and outcomes are documented by the reviewing team on the electronic health record clinical information system. Service users will-be allocated a lead practitioner or care coordinator, based on their clinical need and are not reliant on calling the duty team.”