Samuel Jordan
2 Feb 2024 · Coroner Nicholas Rheinberg · Exeter and Devon
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of access to temporary GP records
“During the four months before his imprisonment, [the deceased] had been receiving treatment for severe anxiety while registered as a temporary patient with a medical practice in Launceston, Cornwall. [the deceased] had come to Cornwall from his home in Whitchurch, Hampshire where he was registered with another GP practice. On entering HMP Exeter, the prison Healthcare obtained a summary of [the deceased]'s GP records from Hampshire via the NHS spine. The records from the Launceston practice were not sent to the”