Recipient

Arts University Bournemouth

First report 31 Jan 2025•Latest report 31 Jan 2025

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Reports, concerns and published responses

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Reports: 1
Published responses: 100%
Concerns addressed: 1
Stated actions: 1

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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100%published responses found

1stated actions described

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Arts University Bournemouth linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

31 Jan2025
Dorset
Concerns raised4
1. Lack of responsible clinician involvement in discharge planning
2. Absence of a policy encouraging repeated proactive approaches to obtaining patient consent for information sharing
3. Lack of training for wellbeing services regarding students diagnosed with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
1. Failure among CMHT staff to recognise direct transfer of patient care between CMHT trusts without prior GP registration
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response 1
1. Action
  Deliver full-day training on emotionally unstable personality disorder and personality disorders to Student Services staff, including wellbeing practitioners and counsellors.
  Stated completed
Respondent positions 1
1. Position
  The delivered EUPD and personality-disorder training is considered to fully address the concern, so no further work is identified as necessary.
  No action considered necessary
AI-generated summary

Alexander Channing · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

Alexander Channing, known as Alec, was found suspended by a ligature in his university halls of residence on 27 January 2022 and was pronounced dead at the scene. The report records concerns about delays in transferring his mental health care, discharge planning without Home Treatment Team involvement, postponed assessment, limited proactive attempts to obtain consent to share information, and a lack of relevant training and policies.

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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arts University Bournemouth; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of responsible clinician involvement in discharge planning
Wider context from the report
“iii. There was a lack of involvement of a responsible clinician in the process of discharge planning from the district hospital in Exeter to the care of Bournemouth CMHT at Dorset Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arts University Bournemouth; that does not assign responsibility.
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Absence of a policy encouraging repeated proactive approaches to obtaining patient consent for information sharing
Wider context from the report
“iv. There is no policy in place at Devon Partnership NHS Trust which encourages a repeated proactive approach in seeking consent from a patient to share information at relevant times. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arts University Bournemouth; that does not assign responsibility.
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Lack of training for wellbeing services regarding students diagnosed with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder
Wider context from the report
“i. There is no training provided to the wellbeing services at the Arts University Bournemouth in relation to students diagnosed with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arts University Bournemouth; that does not assign responsibility.
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Failure among CMHT staff to recognise direct transfer of patient care between CMHT trusts without prior GP registration
Wider context from the report
“ii. There appears to be a failure amongst staff at the Exeter CMHT to appreciate that there can be a direct transfer of a patient’s care to another CMHT trust without the need for a patient to have to first register with a GP surgery ”
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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

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Deliver full-day training on emotionally unstable personality disorder and personality disorders to Student Services staff, including wellbeing practitioners and counsellors.

Verbatim wording from the response
“I confirm to HM Coroner that a full day training session on EUPD and personality disorders was delivered to 17 members of Student Services staff, including Wellbeing Practitioners and Counsellors, on Monday 6 January 2025.”

Source location
Response from Arts University Bournemouth
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Published 31 January 2025
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How this respondent position was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation
The delivered EUPD and personality-disorder training is considered to fully address the concern, so no further work is identified as necessary.

Verbatim wording from the response
“I confirm to HM Coroner that a full day training session on EUPD and personality disorders was delivered to 17 members of Student Services staff, including Wellbeing Practitioners and Counsellors, on Monday 6 January 2025.”

Source location
Response from Arts University Bournemouth
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Published 31 January 2025
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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised4

Lack of responsible clinician involvement in discharge planning

Absence of a policy encouraging repeated proactive approaches to obtaining patient consent for information sharing

Lack of training for wellbeing services regarding students diagnosed with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder

Failure among CMHT staff to recognise direct transfer of patient care between CMHT trusts without prior GP registration

Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1

Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

Actions described in response 1

Respondent positions 1