About this page. This page summarises a Domestic Homicide Review published in the Home Office DHR Library. The full report is available at the source link below. Victim and perpetrator names are not included in extracted summaries on this page.
Source · Domestic Homicide Review
Newcastle-Under-Lyme review
CSP: Newcastle-Under-Lyme
Published: April 2023
Year of death: 2014
Extracted: 2 recs
Statutory domestic homicide review under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. Source: Home Office DHR Library.
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Source: Home Office DHR Library
Summary
The review highlighted challenges in assessing the perpetrator's deteriorating mental health due to his ability to mask symptoms and the undervaluation of family concerns. It also identified a need for improved processes in mental health access teams and better police-GP communication.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | That providers of primary care and mental health services should include in their assessment pathways a prompt for maintaining a detailed recording of an individual‘s presentation by family members concerned about their mental health. | NHS England | North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust |
| 13.2 | for the continuation of the duty shift leader role in the Mental Health Access Team to ensure that urgent referrals are dealt with in a timely manner and have oversight of decisions made around actions and outcomes. | North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||