Martyn Stringer
7 Aug 2024 · Coroner Nicholas Graham · Oxfordshire
This report repeats 1 earlier warning, and was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of mental health beds for compulsory detention
“It is the case that a Health Based Place of Safety bed did become available but a decision was taken that due to anticipated demand for potential patients not to offer this to [the deceased]”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
Earlier report
“Mr [name redacted] was aged 72. The Community Mental Health Team advised on 18/10/18 that he required an immediate admission for inpatient mental health treatment for his own safety. However, this could not happen as no bed was available within the area.”
This report
“It is the case that a Health Based Place of Safety bed did become available but a decision was taken that due to anticipated demand for potential patients not to offer this to [the deceased].”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
This report
“It is the case that a Health Based Place of Safety bed did become available but a decision was taken that due to anticipated demand for potential patients not to offer this to [the deceased].”
Later report
“it remains extremely unlikely that such a person will be granted immediate admission to a secure mental health unit. This is principally because of the restricted capacity of the secure mental health unit estate”