“S are as follows: Mental Health Act Assessments are conducted in East Sussex deploying…”
Dated 21 Jun 2021, from the coroner for East Sussex. Sent to 2 organisations or people.
A coroner wrote this report after an inquest, to warn the organisations below about a risk of further deaths.
The 56-day response deadline
All responses publishedReplies were due by 16 Aug 2021.
Organisations that receive a report must reply to the coroner within 56 days, saying what they will do or why they will do nothing. We show whether a response is published on judiciary.uk; a reply may have been sent and not yet published.
- Report dated21 Jun 2021
- Deadline16 Aug 2021
- Published on judiciary.uk28 Jun 2021
- Today23 Oct 2026
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Responses from each recipient
| Sent to | Response |
|---|---|
| Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | Response publishedPublished on judiciary.uk in June 2021. |
| East Sussex County Council | Response publishedPublished on judiciary.uk in June 2021. |
The coroner’s concerns
S are as follows: Mental Health Act Assessments are conducted in East Sussex deploying clinicians from both ESCC and SPT and independent clinicians such as psychiatrists. The training around Mental Health Act assessments, patient risk management, and their Assessors is sub-optimal. Reasonable access to patient data by independent clinicians for MHA assessments needs to be ensured prior to assessments. I attach my summing up from the Inquest. 6 ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and I believe you (and/or your organisation) have the power to take such action. 7 YOUR RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report, namely by 15 August 2021. I, the coroner, may extend the period.
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- judiciary.uk, Prevention of Future Deaths reports, 2021-0209
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- 8 Oct 2026
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