Mr Stuart Tokam · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 13 Aug 2021•East London

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Concerns
2

Raised in this report

Recipients
2

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Responses found
1

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Stated actions
2

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Lack of a process to triage referral acuity and expedite clinical assessments where necessary
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to complete timely direct mental health assessments after referral
  2. Delays in arranging clinical assessments
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to complete timely direct mental health assessments after referral

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. Department of Health and Social Care

    Provide targeted, ring-fenced funding to integrated care systems for suicide prevention, self-harm prevention and postvention bereavement support.

  2. Department of Health and Social Care

    Work with NHS England, NHS Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency to support local areas in delivering multi-agency suicide prevention plans.

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

  1. Department of Health and Social Care

    The Care Quality Commission will review the Trust’s response and decide whether any further action is required.

    Redirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of a process to triage referral acuity and expedite clinical assessments where necessary

Wider context from the report

“2. There appears to have been no process in place to triage the acuity of a referral and expedite a clinical assessment where necessary. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to complete timely direct mental health assessments after referral.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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Delays in arranging clinical assessments

Wider context from the report

“1. There was an unacceptable delay in arranging a clinical assessment of Mr Tokam. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to complete timely direct mental health assessments after referral.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Provide targeted, ring-fenced funding to integrated care systems for suicide prevention, self-harm prevention and postvention bereavement support.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As part of the £2.3billion settlement for mental health in the NHS Long Term Plan, the Department is providing targeted and ring-fenced funding to integrated care systems (ICS) so they can deliver their multi-agency plans. This includes suicide prevention activities, initiatives to prevent self-harm and putting in place postvention bereavement support.”

Source location

2021-0271-Response-from-DHSC_Published
Page 2 · response
Published 19 August 2021

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Work with NHS England, NHS Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency to support local areas in delivering multi-agency suicide prevention plans.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Reducing suicide and preventing self-harm remains a key priority for the Government and the Department is working closely with NHSE/I and UK Health Security Agency to support local areas to deliver multi-agency suicide prevention plans.”

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2021-0271-Response-from-DHSC_Published
Page 2 · response
Published 19 August 2021

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

The Care Quality Commission will review the Trust’s response and decide whether any further action is required.

Verbatim wording from the response

“You may wish to note that the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator for quality, will review the Trust’s response to your report, as part of its ongoing monitoring, and consider whether any further action is required.”

Source location

2021-0271-Response-from-DHSC_Published
Page 1 · response
Published 19 August 2021

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