Source · Investigations in the NHS

An independent mental health homicide investigation into the care and treatment of Ian following the murder of Mr Kamil Ahmad Allamurad

South West Published 01 Jul 2021 Trust Avon and Wiltshire NHS Trust Subject Mr Ka

Index summary

NHS England has published an independent investigation report into the care and treatment of ‘Ian’ , a patient of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust and of Cygnet Health Care, who killed another man in Bristol in July 2016 Action plans in response to the report’s recommendations have been published by: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Cygnet Health Care (for more information please contact communications@cygnethealth.co.uk ) Bristol Safeguarding Adult Bo

Recommendations

14 total
1 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 1

Recommendation · source text
AWP should review the recovery navigators’ induction and ongoing risk assessment training programme to ensure that they have a skill base that is commensurate with the expectations of the role.
2 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 2

Recommendation · source text
AWP should introduce a quality assurance process that provides ongoing monitoring of risk assessments and risk management plans that are being completed by the recovery navigators within their assessment and recovery teams.
3 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 3

Recommendation · source text
AWP should undertake an urgent review of their CPA and Risk Policies to ensure that they provide clarity regarding recovery navigators’ responsibilities in relation to care coordination and the assessment of risks.
4 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 4

Recommendation · source text
When a patient is receiving support from both a care coordinator and a recovery navigator, regular joint supervision should be undertaken to ensure that an appropriate level of risk assessment and care planning is being provided and to identify when the involvement of a senior clinical practitioner is required.
5 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 5

Recommendation · source text
AWP should develop a more comprehensive Risk Summary point in time pro forma.
6 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 6

Recommendation · source text
AWP should establish an information sharing protocol between all agencies involved in the provision of services within Bristol Mental Health
7 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) and Cygnet Health Care No Response Published

Link to recommendation 7

Recommendation · source text
AWP should consider the feasibility of allowing Cygnet Health Care’s inpatient unit to have access to a patient’s AWP records.
8 Addressed to: Milestones Trust No Response Published

Link to recommendation 8

Recommendation · source text
Milestones Trust should adopt a comprehensive risk assessment tool that is used by either statutory services or other third sector agencies.
9 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 9

Recommendation · source text
Members of the assessment and recovery team should be provided with a continuous professional development session on the role and function of the police’s Potentially Dangerous Person (PDP) scheme.
10 Addressed to: Cygnet Health Care, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP), and Milestones Trust No Response Published

Link to recommendation 10

Recommendation · source text
Cygnet Health Cares, AWP’s inpatient unit, and Milestones Trust should review their practice with reference to the Triangle of Care’s six key elements of carer engagement.
11 Addressed to: Cygnet Health Care No Response Published

Link to recommendation 11

Recommendation · source text
Cygnet Health Care should consider the viability of introducing electronic continuous records in their inpatient units.
12 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 12

Recommendation · source text
AWP should carry out a review of how the assessment and recovery team undertakes and maintains physical health monitoring of patients who have complex mental health and physical health issues.
13 Addressed to: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) and Cygnet Health Care No Response Published

Link to recommendation 13

Recommendation · source text
AWP and Cygnet Health Care should consider recruiting a family liaison officer, who would be the single point of contact and provide support for families throughout the serious incident investigation process.
14 Addressed to: Cygnet Health Care and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) No Response Published

Link to recommendation 14

Recommendation · source text
At Sancus Solutions’ six-month quality assurance review, AWP and Cygnet Health Care must demonstrate that they have a quality assurance process in place that monitors and evaluates the impact of changes that have been made as a result of recommendations from their serious incident investigations.

Acceptance status

Per recommendation
No Response Published
14

Total recommendations
14
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Acceptance status records the published response to each recommendation. Acceptance does not establish that an action has been completed.

Independent health investigation reports and reviews commissioned by government or NHS England.

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