Department of Health and Social Care

“Boards were asked to assess and address compliance issues by 21 April 2017”

“Boards were asked to assess and address compliance issues by 21 April 2017”

“I shall liaise with the Chair of our Special Committee for Psychopharmacology to publicize these matters to the members and fellows of the RCPsych”

“I shall liaise with the Chair of the Faculty of Old-Age Psychiatry to determine the best way to raise these issues with old-age psychiatrists”

“We will review our continuing medical education initiatives to ensure that this issue is comprehensively covered in RCPsych material”

“I shall inform the Presidents of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and General Practitioners, by copy of this letter, of our plans and will be ready to work with them in any suitable joint ventures”

“We have reviewed the product information (Summary of Product Characteristics [SmPC] and Patient Information Leaflet) of olanzapine, mirtazapine and indapamide and are satisfied that all three contain appropriate warnings regarding the risk of QT prolongation, particularly when used with other medication that also causes QT prolongation.”

“We will eliminate clinically unnecessary out of area placements for adult acute mental health care by 2020/21 and will reduce significantly delayed transfers of care.”

“The BHF has been a key partner in running national awareness campaigns about the importance of bystander CPR skills on "European Restart a Heart Day" for 3 years and have recently worked with a number of partners including the UK Resuscitation Council, British Red Cross, St John Ambulance and the 14 UK ambulance services to provide resources and support training of 150,000 young people in one day at a number of events across the UK on 18th October 2016”

“You asked that the inquest findings be brought to the attention of those who lead the 'Departmental training programme' for Approved Mental Healthcare Practitioners (AMHPs) and consideration be given as to whether further guidance or training regarding Mental Health Act Assessments is required.”

“We attach as Appendix A a copy of the”

“We will ensure that the new regulator is aware of this report and our correspondence.”

“«This incident and the lessons learnt from it i.e. to ensure effective communication at the point of a resident's transfer or discharge to another provider will be raised in a forthcoming issue of our quarterly Safety 1* bulletin which is shared across all of our Amore Care Homes.”

“The Department of Health published good practice guidance on assessing and managing risk in mental health in 2009. This can be accessed through the GOV.UK. website at the following address: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/assessing-and-managing-risk-in-”

“We note your comments in relation to the QNIC guidance published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and we consider that this is still an appropriate reference point for the staffing of CAMHS units and continues to be used by many providers in determining and monitoring appropriate staffing levels.”

“We note your comments in relation to the QNIC guidance published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists and we consider that this is still an appropriate reference point for the staffing of CAMHS units and continues to be used by many providers in determining and monitoring appropriate staffing levels.”

“community where they live. NHS England and Health Education England (HEE) are working to improve the capacity and capability of workforce delivering mental health care for children and young people, so that by 2020 an additional 70,000 receive effective treatment per year. This work extends to supporting training programmes for staff working in inpatient CAMHS to improve team functioning and delivery of evidence-based care.”

“the RCPCH is unable to comment on the specifics of the case and the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has been asked to respond directly on local communication, record keeping and policies and procedures.”