John Pace
13 Nov 2023 · Coroner Jeane Mellani · Essex
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of documented discharge pathway for methadone detoxification
“One of the material issues in evidence was about changes in the discharge pathway for prisoners on methadone detoxification as well as those who decided to stop the detoxification programme before completion. CRG identified the need for this change in their Root Cause Analysis review and their live witnesses provided evidence that this new process is now being followed. Forward Trust provided evidence that this is the new process now embedded in their operating procedure. However, no documentary”