Craig Royce
20 Dec 2017 · Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray · Essex
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of documented referral process for mental health assessment
“There is no form/template to deal with the situation of a prisoner who needs to be referred to the mental health service. Reliance upon the transfer of this vital information to Healthcare by means of a telephone conversation could be unreliable. A robust, simple documentary system is required for the communication of such important information, namely that a prisoner needs to be referred to mental health services for an assessment to be carried out by mental health services. This would be distinct”