Blackpool & Fylde
3 Apr 2023 · Coroner Alan Wilson · Blackpool & Fylde
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed autism assessment
“With finite resources, it is acknowledged that it may not be possible for all young people to be assessed in as timely a manner as required, but there must surely come a point whereby, notwithstanding those finite resources, the wait for assessment is taking too long.”
2. delayed autism assessment
“The wait for assessment placed [REDACTED] at risk, and other children will be similarly at risk in the absence of a timely assessment.”
3. delayed autism diagnosis
“It is possible that had he been diagnosed earlier, and with enough time for the relevant professionals to have been able to carry out some meaningful work with him, and had his extremely supportive Parents been given more support, [REDACTED] death may have been avoided.”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“The inquest was told that it is important for autism to be diagnosed as early as possible so that appropriate support can be put in place.”
This report
“With finite resources, it is acknowledged that it may not be possible for all young people to be assessed in as timely a manner as required,”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.