Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Uncertainty about police response to absconding patient
The earlier warning
Nimo Younis · 20 Nov 2019 · ME Hassell, London Inner (North)
“C&l ward staff did not have a proper understanding of what action the MPS would take in what circumstances, following the report of a patient absent without leave.”
What was promised
No published response from Metropolitan Police Service was found for the earlier reports.
What recurred
- 12 Jun 2023 · Heather Findlay · Mary Hassell · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Nimo Younis · 20 Nov 2019
“C&l ward staff did not have a proper understanding of what action the MPS would take in what circumstances, following the report of a patient absent without leave.”
Later · Heather Findlay · 12 Jun 2023
“the police would not necessarily attend, even if called direct by a hospital staff member in the street following a patient about whom they are worried.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.