Jane Bush

“[name redacted] was referred to the mental health team in November 2019 and was assessed in January 2020, some three weeks later than should have been.”

“There was a delay in [name redacted] receiving psychological therapy. She was still on the waiting list at the time of her death.”

“The evidence was that at the date of inquest, there continued to be a delay in service users receiving psychological therapy. Evidence was heard that balancing capacity and demand, which has increased, remains a challenge. The cases referred are of increasing complexity, as in [name redacted]'s case”

“However, there is the ongoing issue of recruitment and retention of suitably skilled staff by the Trust and the ability to resource this to enable the Trust to function effectively”