Daniel Hatchett
4 Jul 2025 · Coroner Nadia Persaud · East London
The coroner's concerns
1. mental health decline in chronic disease patients
“Patients with chronic disease often present with concomitant mental health decline”
2. insufficient appointment duration for holistic review
“GP appointment timings are often insufficient for the necessary holistic review of this cohort of patients”
3. lack of mental health review in chronic disease templates
“Templates for GPs, to assist them in reviewing patients with chronic disease, do not include a section for review of mental health”
4. male patients reluctant to disclose mental health concerns
“The inquest heard that it is well known that middle aged men infrequently open up to their GP to express concerns about their mental health”