Michael Valentine
2 Feb 2016 · Coroner Andrew Cox · Plymouth, Torbay and South Devon
The coroner's concerns
1. rejected mental health assessment
“A fax rejecting the request for a mental health assessment wa: io the Surgery.”
2. failure to discuss re-referral after rejected assessment
“EM told the Court that there had been a significant events meeting which had looked at the administrative shortcomings in the Surgery. There had been no discussion, however, of her decision not to re-refer following the 10 September telephone contact. Similarly, there has been no discussion of what to do where an application for a mental health assessment has been rejected”