Recommendation · source text
The Trust must ensure that mechanisms are in place and used by staff to use preferred methods of communicating with patients, particularly when the preference is linked to a known disability.
Source · Investigations in the NHS
Independent investigation: Julie Owens, Liverpool (2018)
North West
Incident 22 Aug 2018
Subject Julie Owens
Index summary
Mentally disordered man with schizophrenia fatally battered his mother. Admitted manslaughter – jailed for four and a half years
Recommendations
Recommendation · source text
The Trust must ensure that risk assessments include all known risks and that they are completed in accordance with Trust policy.
Recommendation · source text
The Trust must develop and implement a structured process to monitor the implementation of action plans and ensure that robust evidence is available to demonstrate effective progress. The Trust must also take urgent action to address Recommendation 4 from the internal investigation report.
Acceptance status
No Response Published
3
Total recommendations
3