Source · Investigations in the NHS

Independent investigation: George Acres, Rochford (2018)

East of England Incident 23 Jul 2018 Subject George Acres

Schizophrenic woman fatally strangles and drowns young son. Found to be insane at the time

Acceptance status

Per recommendation
No Response Published
3

Total recommendations
3
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

3 total
1 EPUT No Response Published
Recommendation
EPUT must ensure that Early Intervention Services meet the expectations of best practice guidance and standards.
2 EPUT No Response 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 No Response 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.