Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Lack of specialised personality disorder services
The earlier warning
Joanna Leven · 30 Apr 2021 · Chris Morris, Greater Manchester (South)
“The court heard evidence that there is no national therapeutic pathway for | treatment of Personality Disorders”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/joanna-leven
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Joanna Leven (30 Apr 2021) · stated timescale: 2023/24
“Local areas will be supported to redesign and reorganise core community mental health teams to move towards a new place-based, multidisciplinary service across health and social care aligned with primary care networks.”
judiciary.uk/…/2021-0126-Response-from-Dept.-of-Health-Social-C…
What recurred
- 24 Oct 2025 · Sophie Towle · Alexandra Poutney · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Joanna Leven · 30 Apr 2021
“The court heard evidence that there is no national therapeutic pathway for | treatment of Personality Disorders”
Later · Sophie Towle · 24 Oct 2025
“I am told that as of mid-October 2025, the Personality Disorder Hub at NHCT has been disbanded.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.