Allan Waddup
10 Aug 2022 · Coroner Andrew Hetherington · North Northumberland and South Northumberland
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of appointment notification to inmates
“Appointment letters are currently not sent to inmates at HMP Northumberland to notify them of planned appointments”
2. no weekend triaging of inmate referrals
“Waddup self-referred via the kiosk system. There is no triaging of referrals on a weekend.”
3. incomplete DNA policy review for mental health referrals
“An immediate review of the Did Not Attend (DNA) policy for the mental health services to include an in person contact is being undertaken prior to discharge but has not been completed”
Responses
2022-0343-Response-from-NHS-Tees-Esk-and-Wear-Valleys.pdf ↗· Tees
Stated action · now
“Appointment letter templates have been reviewed and updated and have now been introduced across all prison establishments, including HMP Northumberland where TEWV provide Mental Health care delivery”