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Emma Timbrell

Ref: 2016-0426 Date: 30 Nov 2016 Coroner: Geraint Williams Area: Worcestershire Responses identified: 0 / 1 View PDF

Patients with suicidal ideation were given a non-free out-of-hours crisis number, creating a financial barrier to accessing urgent mental health support for those with limited means.

Date 30 Nov 2016
56-day deadline 16 Apr 2017 est.
Responses identified 0 of 1
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths Suicide (from 2015)

Coroner's concerns

AI summary
Patients with suicidal ideation were given a non-free out-of-hours crisis number, creating a financial barrier to accessing urgent mental health support for those with limited means.
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During Ine course cf the irquest the evidence revealed matlers giving rise lD ccncern In Ty opinion thare i5 & risk that iuture deaths will occur unless action Is (aken, In the circumstances itis my etatutory duty to reparlla YOu_ Tne j8 lollows (1} tne deceased was given an oul 0l hours telephone number for Use should suicidal ideation Increase However she was known t0 have limited financcs and lhute was & concern that she wOuI nol have been able [D aford to make telephore call If it had become nccassary
02) (31 ACTION shouLD BE TAKEM In MY opinicn artion should be taken t0 prevent deaths and believ? you have power to lake such aclion, ard cons daraticn should be given to the crisis and out of hours telephore number being a freephone number 50 that those in need but without the finances are able to access emergency help without hindrance: Ttne the hor the futufc Ine

Report sections

Investigation and inquest
Qnz" September 2016 | commenced an1 Inveslgalian Into the death cf Emma Louise TIMBRELL then aged 35 yeats The Investgation concluded at the end ofthe inquest cn 28 November 2016 The corclus nn Df the inguest w3S suicide On 28" September 2018 the madical cauge of death being hanjing
Circumstances of the death
deceased had a :ignificant merlal heallh history ard harged herself at her home_

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Reference
2016-0426
Date of report
30 November 2016
Coroner
Geraint Williams
Coroner area
Worcestershire

Responses identified

Responses identified 0 of 1
1 response not yet linked

Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 16 Apr 2017 (estimated).

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Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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