Conflicting mental health care plans
Care plans for high-risk mental health patients containing contradictory instructions, incompatible with legal duties.
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Mixed across source types and ranked by classifier confidence plus text match strength.
PHSO casework decision
94match
P-002857 - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
A patient complained of misdiagnosis with a personality disorder instead of Bipolar, lack of psychological help, and staff not taking his mental health issues or suicidal thoughts seriously.
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terms: care, health, mental
PFD report
85match
Darren Arnoup
Concerns exist regarding the coordination and handover of care for a patient with known mental health issues and suicidal ideation following discharge and communication to the GP.
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terms: care, health, mental
PFD report
85match
Jonathan Zucker
A lack of a lead clinician or systemic coordination between private and NHS mental health services resulted in fragmented patient care oversight.
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terms: care, health, mental
PFD report
85match
Janet Muller
Deficient nursing records, risk assessments, and care plans, coupled with inadequate staffing and persistent issues allowing Mental Health Act patients to abscond, increased patient risk.
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terms: care, health, mental, plan
PFD report
85match
Jonathan Meaney
Prolonged waiting for a mental health bed and a flawed discharge assessment, where overdose intent was not adequately addressed, resulted in the patient's premature release without proper consultation or confirmed follow-up care.
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terms: care, health, mental
Inquiry recommendation
85match
BRIS-19 - Require effective communication among healthcare professionals to avoid conflicting patient advice
Healthcare professionals responsible for the care of any particular patient must communicate effectively with each other. The aim must be to avoid giving the patient conflicting advice and information.
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terms: care, conflicting, health
PHSO recommendation
85match
Discharge from mental health care: making it safe and patient-centred
We note the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) national statutory guidance on discharge from mental health settings. As it is implemented, DHSC and NHS England must engage with people and services to assess the impact the guidance has on them. In particular, they must make sure that Integrated Care Systems account for the different professionals that...
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terms: care, health, mental
Committee recommendation
83match
#12 - 3rd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Mental Health Bill
The Government should, however, carry out an urgent review of the interface between the MHA and MCA and take prompt action to provide the clarity that is currently lacking. (Recommendation, Paragraph 78) Children
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terms: health, mental
Committee recommendation
83match
#11 - 3rd Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Mental Health Bill
It is disappointing that the Mental Health Bill has not taken the opportunity to provide greater clarity to the interface between the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act and to make clear when detention and treatment under one or the other should be authorised. In a legislative scrutiny inquiry like this one, we are not in...
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
81match
Charlotte Bevan and Zaani Malbrouck
There was no mandatory multi-disciplinary team meeting or widely circulated care plan for pregnant women with known mental health conditions, risking fragmented and uncoordinated care.
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terms: care, health, mental, plan
PFD report
81match
Lee Grimes
Home health care failed to act on overdose disclosures and ensure follow-up with mental health services, compounded by inadequate staff training in managing overdose reports.
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terms: care, health, mental
PHSO casework decision
81match
P-001064 - Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Ms O complained about receiving an inappropriate letter 18 months after discharge from a mental health service and conflicting information about her discharge status, leading her to pay for private therapy.
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terms: care, conflicting, health, mental
PPO recommendation
81match
The Head of Healthcare at Lewes
The Head of Healthcare at Lewes should ensure that a formal clinical handover is arranged for all complex mental health prisoners before transfer to a new prison.
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terms: care, health, mental
PHSO casework decision
81match
P-002748 - Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Mrs L complained the Trust incorrectly stopped her mental health medication during admission, delaying its restart and negatively impacting her mobility and mental health, prolonging her hospital stay.
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terms: care, health, mental
LGO / SPSO decision
81match
22-009-742d - Northamptonshire Health Care NHS Foundation Trust (22 009 742d)
Summary: Miss D complained about the lack of mental health and social care provided to her son, Mr B, when he was discharged from hospital. She said this led to a lack of joint working between the Council, the Trust and the Integrated Care Board (ICB). She said they did not make reasonable adjustments when communicating with Mr...
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terms: care, health, mental
LGO / SPSO decision
81match
22-009-742c - Northamptonshire Health Care NHS Foundation Trust (22 009 742c)
Summary: Miss D complained about the lack of mental health and social care provided to her son, Mr B, when he was discharged from hospital. She said this led to a lack of joint working between the Council, the Trust and the Integrated Care Board (ICB). She said they did not make reasonable adjustments when communicating with Mr...
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terms: care, health, mental
LGO / SPSO decision
81match
23-017-445a - South West London & St. Georges Mental Health NHS Trust (23 017 445a)
Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint about the decision to detain him under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983. This is because Mr X appealed this decision to the First Tier Tribunal (Mental Health). This means we are prevented from investigating this complaint.
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terms: care, health, mental
LGO / SPSO decision
81match
23-012-177a - Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (23 012 177a)
Summary: Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust did not appropriately record Miss X’s reasonable adjustments during a meeting. That did not cause her an injustice but the Trust should still take action to stop similar fault happening to others. Also, an Approved Mental Health Professional for North Somerset Council did not inform Mr X of his...
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terms: care, health, mental
LGO / SPSO decision
81match
24-009-187a - Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (24 009 187a)
Summary: Ms X complains about Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. She says the organisations acted with fault when she was detained in hospital under the Mental Health Act in 2022. Ms X’s complaint is late and there are not enough good reasons for the Ombudsmen to investigate it now.
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terms: care, health, mental
HSSIB recommendation
81match
Patients at risk of self-harm: continuous observation
Is there a shared understanding of the different roles and responsibilities of mental and physical healthcare staff in caring for a patient, including checking their personal belongings for items that could be used to self-harm. Are the different roles and responsibilities documented in care plans and shared at shift handover?
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terms: care, health, mental, plan
PHSO casework decision
78match
P-001717 - Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Mr A complained about poor communication, lack of debriefs, early discharge, and insufficient consideration of his fiancée's autism during her inpatient anorexia treatment.
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terms: health, mental
PHSO casework decision
77match
P-003585 - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs R complained Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust failed to provide effective mental health support to her father, Mr Y, leading to his accidental death, by discharging him while suicidal and mismanaging appointments.
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terms: care, health, mental
Committee recommendation
74match
#16 - Publish clear guidance on key worker roles to ensure care coordination for service users.
In some areas, the emphasis on care coordination may have been lost through the rollout of the CMHF. We recommend that NHS England publish clear guidance on the role of key workers to ensure all service users have access to a named individual responsible for coordinating their care. (Recommendation, Paragraph 110)
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terms: care, health
PHSO casework decision
74match
P-003508 - Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Miss U complained Black Country Trust reduced her father's medication and ignored requests for antipsychotics, causing a relapse. She also alleged Wolverhampton Trust inappropriately prescribed medication and placed him on a COVID-19 ward, contributing to his death.
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terms: care, health
PHSO casework decision
74match
P-003994 - Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust
Ms N complained the Trust failed to review her son's medication, provide support, assess risk, or properly discharge him, leading to his arrest and conviction, and her distress.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
David Chatburn
The GP failed to refer the patient to psychiatric services, inappropriately managed medication, and had poor record-keeping. Systemic issues included bureaucratic barriers to mental health referrals and non-medical triage.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Samiyo Farah
Critical concerns include the absence of national observation guidelines for children in mental health units, poor communication protocols for inter-sector patient transfers, and inconsistent psychiatric referrals from A&E.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Samarjit Singh
The lack of a Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health Service and a Mother and Baby in-patient unit in the region resulted in sub-optimal treatment and declined referrals for mothers with severe postnatal depression.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Katherine Bonaventura
The system for assessing detained patients returning from leave is flawed, lacking thorough family/carer consultation and adequate mental state assessment documentation.
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terms: care, mental
PFD report
73match
Leslie Morrison
No formal mental capacity assessment or consideration of a DoLS authorisation was undertaken in the community, and details of the patient's mental health condition did not accompany him to the hospital; the coroner suggests policies to ensure up-to-date information is provided upon admission or discharge.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Rohan Fitzsimons
Insufficient inpatient mental health beds, influenced by funding, led to significant delays in Mental Health Act assessments, posing a risk of individuals taking their own lives while awaiting necessary detention.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
John Sloan
Mental health professionals failed to inquire about suicidal ideation and did not record concerns from the patient's daughter, representing missed opportunities to provide supportive measures.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Kieran Hubbard
Mental health trusts failed to expedite securing an inpatient bed and communicate effectively about placement requirements for a suicidal patient. There was also no clear guidance for advising patients in crisis about driving restrictions.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Lee Carpenter
An urgent GP mental health referral was downgraded without documented rationale, patient/GP discussion, or identification of the decision-making staff, indicating no system for clear documentation and accountability in clinical triage.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Billy Jenkins
An inadequate mental health assessment, lacking robust information gathering and documentation, failed to properly diagnose and treat the patient, with no clear evidence of lessons learned or staff training.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Daniel Moran
Staff lacked critical understanding of patient confidentiality breaches for safety, efficient patient flow, and clear roles in risk management and leave authorization. Decision-making for self-discharge and Mental Health Act detention also lacked sufficient senior input.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
73match
Sam Pringle
Psychiatrists are circumventing shared care protocols by asking GPs to prescribe Lithium, causing delays or non-provision of this critical medication to mentally ill patients, with potentially fatal consequences.
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terms: care, mental
PHSO casework decision
72match
P-002418 - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Ms E complained about inconsistent psychological and psychiatric care, cancelled appointments, incorrect referrals, lack of insomnia diagnosis, and inadequate bereavement support, impacting her mental health.
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terms: care, health, mental
PHSO casework decision
72match
P-002767 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Mrs A complained the ICB failed to implement agreed SEND tribunal recommendations and delayed addressing her sons' mental health needs, causing significant family impact.
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terms: care, health, mental
PHSO casework decision
72match
P-002332 - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Trust failed to plan for his brother's care, ensure medication, and contact him before his death, leading to fatal clozapine poisoning.
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terms: care, health, plan
LGO / SPSO decision
72match
PSOW-202305228 - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Ms A’s complaint centred on whether the care and treatment provided to her by the Health Board, and specifically its assessment and management of her risk of suicide and self-harm, on specified dates was appropriate. The Ombudsman’s investigation found that broadly the assessment and management of Ms A’s risk of suicide was reasonable. It is recognised that in...
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terms: care, health, mental
PFD report
69match
David Pooley
A named nurse was not allocated until the day before death, breaching trust policy and resulting in a failure to carry out essential risk assessments and care plans.
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terms: care, plan
PFD report
69match
Sandra Brotherton
A sole carer did not have a contingency plan in place for emergencies, a personal assistant's care plan was not clearly documented or provided, and an urgent consultant psychiatrist appointment was difficult to obtain.
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terms: care, plan
PFD report
69match
Olaseni Lewis
Police training on restraint techniques and Acute Behavioural Disturbance (ABD) was inadequate and misunderstood, leading to officers misinterpreting risks, especially regarding "prolonged restraint." Additionally, there was a critical lack of clarity and training on inter-agency roles and responsibilities between police and healthcare staff.
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terms: care, health
PFD report
69match
Dean Rowland
Delays in accessing GP appointments for antidepressant review and premature discharge from community mental health services, despite previous serious suicide attempts, posed significant risks.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
69match
Patricia Chambers
Concerns were identified regarding practices at West London Mental Health Trust, indicating a risk of future deaths if appropriate action is not taken.
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terms: health, mental
PFD report
69match
Sophie Boothe
Poor communication and insufficient exploration of information from foreign jurisdictions, specifically misunderstanding critical medical terms, led to inadequate mental health assessment and referral downgrading.
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terms: health, mental
PHSO casework decision
69match
P-001907 - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mrs E complained her son's OCD worsened because the Trust declined a funding letter for treatment and discharged him without a plan between April and November 2021.
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terms: care, plan
PHSO casework decision
69match
P-004388 - Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mr K and Miss C complained the Trust's CAMHS delayed prescribing medication and declined an eating disorder referral, causing Mr K's symptoms to worsen.
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terms: care, health
LGO / SPSO decision
69match
23-017-881a - Gloucester Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust (23 017 881a)
Summary: Mrs A complains about the section 117 aftercare being provided to her sister, Ms B. We should not investigate this complaint because the Trust has already admitted fault and taken steps to remedy the injustice to Ms B. Further investigation would not achieve anything more.
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terms: care, health