Lack of independence leads to non-disclosure fears

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• 2021 → 2024Charlie Owen3 years after Alexander Tostevin · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.92 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.92 · high

  Both reports highlight problems with how mental‑health information is handled between defence medical services and the Chain of Command. The earlier report warns that lack of independence leads to non‑disclosure fears, while the later report notes that protective‑factor information is not routinely shared with the Chain of Command.

  Alexander Tostevin · 6 Dec 2021

  “The medical care provided to service personnel through the DCMH is not truly independent, in that personal medical information may be disclosed to Chain of Command where substantial public interest demands disclosure”

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  Charlie Owen · 29 Nov 2024

  “I was concerned to hear that when a risk management and safety plan has been prepared by the Defence mental health services the information contained about relevant protective factors and safety actions is not necessarily shared with the Chain of Command.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “case. I will address each area in turn. Disclosure of information between DCMH and the Chain of Command. DCMH operates as an independent organisation, which sits within Defence Primary Healthcare (DPHC), a Tri-Service organisation in UK Strategic Command. Although military DCMH staff2 are drawn from the medical services of the Royal Navy (RN), Army and Royal Air Force (RAF), DCMH is independent of all three Service chains of command. Mental health services play a vital Occupational Health role in”

  Earlier report in the app · Later report in the app