Source · Investigations in the NHS

Independent investigation: Derek Salmon, Colchester (2002)

East of England Incident 28 Jul 2002 Subject Derek Salmon

MH patient fatally and repeatedly stabbed her husband. Yes – Ind Inq

Acceptance status

Per recommendation

No Response Published

Total recommendations

About this data

Acceptance status tracks whether the trust accepted or responded to each recommendation.

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

About this investigation

Source & metadata

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

Recommendations

4 total

Recommendation

That the Trust should review the procedure for arranging assessments under, and for the purposes of, the Mental Health Act 1983 ("MHA assessments"), to ensure both that the process is as efficient as it reasonably can be and that it … Read more

Recommendation

That the Trust should review its procedures for the transmission of a patient's previous history and supporting documentation to an approved doctor and social worker making an MHA assessment, in order to ensure that the doctor and social worker have … Read more

Recommendation

That the Trust should ensure that it has a clear Risk Assessment policy and supporting literature in mandatory use by its staff throughout its area.

Recommendation

That, as certain of the Trust's officers whom we met told us that staff working in one part of the Trust's area, for example Chelmsford, did not know about the practices applying in another part of the area, such as … Read more