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*Independent investigation into the care and treatment of Mr N: October 2014

North East and Yorkshire Published 01 Oct 2014 Trust South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Subject Mr N

This is the report of the independent investigation into the care and treatment of Mr N . At the time of the incident (2011) Mr N was not in receipt of mental health services. The associated action plans (these documents are no longer available online) have been published by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The former North of England Strategic Health Authority (SHA) agreed to commission these investigations alongside a thematic review which also incorporated three earlier

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Acceptance status

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No Response Published
6
Total recommendations
6
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Independent investigation report. Recommendations and any published response are extracted below.

Recommendations

6 total
1 South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust No Response Published
Recommendation
To ensure the efficacy of the EIP team and the appropriateness of care delivery to patients, the Trust should routinely audit case files to ensure that the EIP team is focused on those patients with psychosis, or at risk of … Read more
2 South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust No Response Published
Recommendation
The Trust should seek further to refine and develop its electronic record systems to ensure greater integration of systems in regard to safeguarding, care planning and care delivery.
3 South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust No Response Published
Recommendation
The Trust should review its dual diagnosis policy and capacity to ensure appropriate access to specialist knowledge and drug screening when services are responding to presentations that include both a mental disorder and active substance misuse.
4 South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust No Response Published
Recommendation
The Trust should seek to provide assurance to commissioning bodies of compliance with NICE Guidance in the treatment and management of personality disorder (appendix C) through an audit process.
5 South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust No Response Published
Recommendation
The Trust should maintain and improve on current performance in delivery of psychological therapies to ensure that 18 weeks is the maximum waiting time rather than, as at present, the average.
6 Commissioning bodies No Response Published
Recommendation
Commissioning bodies should ensure the Trust to adequately resourced to meet population demand to enable it to comprehensively achieve the 18 week target.