Ryan Ouslem
24 Sept 2024 · Coroner Robert Simpson · West Sussex, Brighton and Hove
This report repeats 2 earlier warnings. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of awareness of suicide and mental health information on Crew Mate App
“She was not aware of the suicide and mental health information available on the Crew Mate App which all officers had access to.”
2. inadequate mental health training provision and understanding
“The police have stated that mental health training has been a particular focus for some time. Despite this an officer with a training role was unable to explain what training that was and when they had received it.”
3. breakdown in joint working and information sharing between police and mental health services
“mental health workers will no longer be embedded with the police. SPFT has provided me with the way the new system is anticipated to function and this has been helpful in understanding the changes.”
4. insufficient structured information exchange between agencies
“I am concerned that the importance of sharing all relevant information will not be understood unless each organisation understands what information to provide to the other or what questions to ask.”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
Earlier report
“provided a statement about the training given to police officers in the area of suicide intervention. stated that he had created a training package for new recruits.”
This report
“The police have stated that mental health training has been a particular focus for some time. Despite this an officer with a training role was unable to explain what training that was and when they had received it.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“(5) Communication between the various teams and individuals were poor.”
This report
“I am concerned that the importance of sharing all relevant information will not be understood unless each organisation understands what information to provide to the other or what questions to ask.”