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
Bassetlaw review
CSP: Bassetlaw
Published: September 2023
Year of death: 2017
Extracted: 6 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
Concerns include GP practices' inadequate monitoring of prescribed medication and follow-up for dependent patients, alongside missed opportunities to offer support to carers disclosing mental health issues. The report also highlights the stigma men face in seeking mental health help and the impact of caring responsibilities on the perpetrator's mental state.
Extracted recommendations
| # | Recommendation | Addressed to |
|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | GP practices should ensure that there are robust processes in place for monitoring the collection of prescribed medication and consider the impact of non-concordance of those with caring responsibilities | GP practices |
| 7.2 | When identified carers disclose mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety and low mood conversations should occur with the patient as to whether additional support is needed. Whilst this has arisen from the particular review, we feel that this recommendation and its context should be brought to the attention of all organisations supporting carers across the County and thus this review should be sighted by the County’s Adult Safeguarding Board. | organisations supporting carers across the County | County’s Adult Safeguarding Board |
| 7.3 | The suppliers of the Systmone system make the necessary upgrade to provide a WNB code and this is communicated to all users of the system, along with the reasons for using this new code. This is a national recommendation for NHS Digital (via the Department of Health) as the Panel feel that all users of Systmone would benefit from this additional code. | suppliers of the Systmone system | NHS Digital | Department of Health |
| 7.4 | Where patients do not have the capacity to bring themselves to appointments as they are dependent upon carers, GP practices should ensure that there is a robust process for following up non-attendance for required health checks. | GP practices |
| 7.5 | The CCG should work with primary care services to develop a carers’ charter which practices could use to support implementation of best practice for offering support to individuals who identify themselves as carers | CCG | primary care services |
| 7.6 | (National) It is recommended that public health bodies are asked, through the Department of Health, to consider promotion around how people can access support if they are concerned about a family member. For example, posters about how women encourage men in their lives to access support if they are showing symptoms of prostate cancer. | public health bodies | Department of Health |
| Recommendations extracted from the published report. Source: Home Office DHR Library. View full report ↗ | ||