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An independent investigation into the NHS care and treatment of Mother in Essex – December 2020

East of England Published 01 Dec 2020 Trust Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

The findings of an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the care and treatment of Mother in Essex are published on this webpage. Mother had been under the care of secondary mental health services since March 2017. Following the homicide of Child R by his Mother in July 2018, NHS England commissioned an independent investigation into the care and treatment of mental health service user, Mother. An independent investigation into Mother and a related serious case review into

Acceptance status

Per recommendation
Action Plan Published
3

Total recommendations
3
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Independent investigation report. Recommendations and any published response are extracted below.

Recommendations

3 total

Action plan published. Per-recommendation responses have not yet been extracted from the action plan. View action plan

1 EPUT Action Plan Published
Recommendation
EPUT must ensure that Early Intervention Services meet the expectations of best practice guidance and standards.
2 EPUT Action Plan Published
Recommendation
EPUT must ensure the community mental health teams have a structure and systems for responding to relapse or increase in risks, such as a clinical ‘traffic light’ rating tool.
3 EPUT Action Plan Published
Recommendation
EPUT must ensure that internal investigation reports meet the timeliness standards expected by the NHS England Serious Incident Framework, and that recommendations are outcome focused.