Joanna Leven
30 Apr 2021 · Coroner Chris Morris · Greater Manchester (South)
A similar concern from this report was raised again 2 times later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of national therapeutic pathway for personality disorder treatment
“no national therapeutic pathway for | treatment of Personality Disorders”
2. gaps in statutory agency provision of trauma-specific mental health services
“gaps in provision by | statutory agencies of counselling and other mental health services specifically tailored for victims of trauma, violence and domestic abuse”
3. incompatible electronic records between hospital and mental health liaison staff
“Hospital and Mental Health Liaison staff are working with different | computer-based records systems”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“Hospital and Mental Health Liaison staff are working with different | computer-based records systems.”
Later report
“Mental Health Trusts and Acute Trusts operate different (apparently incompatible) electronic records systems.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
This report
“The court heard evidence that there is no national therapeutic pathway for | treatment of Personality Disorders”
Later report
“I am told that as of mid-October 2025, the Personality Disorder Hub at NHCT has been disbanded.”
Responses
2021-0126-Response-from-Dept.-of-Health-Social-Care_Published.pdf ↗· Department of Health and Social Care
Stated action · 2023/24
“Local areas will be supported to redesign and reorganise core community mental health teams to move towards a new place-based, multidisciplinary service across health and social care aligned with primary care networks.”