“Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Crisis Response Service follows the UK…”
Dated 15 Jul 2024, from the coroner for Central and South East Kent. Sent to 1 organisation or person.
A coroner wrote this report after an inquest, to warn the organisations below about a risk of further deaths.
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- Report dated15 Jul 2024
- Deadline9 Sep 2024
- Published on judiciary.uk11 Sep 2024
- Today23 Oct 2026
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| Sent to | Response |
|---|---|
| Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation TrustNamed in the report as “ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST” | Response publishedPublished on judiciary.uk in September 2024. |
The coroner’s concerns
– (1) Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Crisis Response Service follows the UK Mental Health Triage scale in classifying the urgency and service response requirements of clinical presentations at the point of contact. The scale is embedded within the 111 Triage form utilised by clinicians in their clinical decision making following a triage. The Trust has departed from the national guidance for category D presentations such that the local guidance has been amended to reflect a 7 day response when the national guidance states 72 hours (2) Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust's existing standard operational policy document for the Crisis Response Service incorrectly states triage codes D and E on the appendix as 'within 24 hours- same day response@ and do not reflect the scale on the 111 Triage form or the national guidance. I delayed issuing this report so that the Trust could inform me of the current position and whether any remedial action had been taken. A memo has been sent to all staff to notify them that the operational policy has been wrongly coded but a decision had not yet been taken as to whether and how the Trust intended to move forward in respect of the departure from the national guidance 6. ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and I believe you Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust 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 9th September 2024 I, the coroner, may extend the period.
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- judiciary.uk, Prevention of Future Deaths reports, 2024-0487
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- 8 Oct 2026
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