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Concerns addressed
5
Across all linked responses
Stated actions
5
Described in responses
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100%published responses found
5stated actions described
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Concerns and recipient responses
Statements from Curaleaf Clinic linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Manchester North
Concerns raised5
Continuation of medicinal cannabis prescriptions obstructing appropriate psychiatric and addictions care
Failure to exhaust available treatment options before prescribing medicinal cannabis
Failure to base prescribing decisions on complete and current clinical information
Lack of consultant-level expertise in treating adults with complex, treatment-resistant depression
Failure to communicate directly with treating psychiatrists and obtain their views
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
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.5
Action
Reviewed the approach to patients with complex psychiatric presentations and reinforced coordination with relevant external mental health services through coordinated-care arrangements.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 10 February 2026.
Action
Required CMHT contact and explicit consent or non-objection before commencing CBMP treatment for patients receiving CMHT care.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 10 February 2026.
Action
Reinforced documentation of available clinical information and review of incomplete external information through MDT and clinical governance processes.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 10 February 2026.
Action
Implemented access to the NHS National Care Records Service to obtain contemporaneous clinical information for assessments and ongoing care.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 10 February 2026.
Action
Introduced electronic-record controls to identify external psychiatric or CMHT involvement, monitor engagement, and document relevant care coordination.
Stated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 10 February 2026.
Respondent positions A position is what this recipient says about the concern when it does not describe a specific action.5
Position
The summary care record was less than a year old and contained information sufficient for the prescribing assessment.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
Communication responsibility was not exclusively Curaleaf’s because other treating providers knew about the prescription and raised no concerns.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
Treatment options were considered exhausted because multiple medication classes and extensive non-pharmacological treatments had already been tried.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
The prescribing psychiatrist had substantial adult psychiatry training and experience despite specialising in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
Continuing medicinal cannabis did not obstruct psychiatric or addictions care, which continued through the GP, Priory and NHS services.
Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
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Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations