Jonathan Zucker
26 Jun 2017 · Coroner Andrew Walker · London (North)
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of lead clinician coordination
“no requirement for ,or system for, a lead clinician from either the private or NHS treating teams to oversee and coordinate the care provided to Mr [name redacted] by the private and NHS mental health services”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“That there was no requirement for ,or system for, a lead clinician from either the private or NHS treating teams to oversee and coordinate the care provided to Mr [name redacted] by the private and NHS mental health services.”
Later report
“However, there is a national lack of co-ordination of treatment and communication between NHS and private providers of mental health care with no formal or informal mechanism or processes in place to liaise with each other to ensure the best mental health care and safety of their clients.”
Responses
2017-0433-Response-by-Department-of-Health.pdf ↗· Department of Health and Social Care
2017-0433-Response-by-PSYCH.pdf ↗· Department of Health and Social Care
Stated action · 2nd November 2017
“The College is aware that CPA policy can be interpreted and applied differently across the country. Ideally a care co-ordinator will be able to negotiate patient discharges and their integration into the care of a new team. However, there are circumstances in which this is not straight-forward, e.g. if a section is ending or a person is being discharged from hospital.”