Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Delayed mental health assessment in emergency unit
The earlier warning
Matthew Groom · 12 Nov 2015 · ME Hassell, London Inner (North)
“Most importantly, [name redacted] waited four hours in the emergency unit before he saw a mental healthcare professional for the first time.”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/matthew-groom
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Matthew Groom (12 Nov 2015) · stated timescale: none stated
“We have strengthened the direct mental health referral protocol from Whittington Emergency Department (ED) triage to the Camden and Islington Mental Health Liaison Team Service, so that patients attending Whittington Emergency who need to see a mental health professional can be immediately and directly referred. This mental health referral protocol was in place before your inquest into Mr [name redacted] death, but has since been significantly strengthened in that the patient themselves can now trigger”
Stated action 2 · response to Matthew Groom (12 Nov 2015) · stated timescale: none stated
“We have strengthened the direct mental health referral protocol from Whittington Emergency Department (ED) triage to the Camden and Islington Mental Health Liaison Team Service, so that patients attending Whittington Emergency who need to see a mental health professional can be immediately and directly referred. This mental health referral protocol was in place before your inquest into Mr [name redacted] death, but has since been significantly strengthened in that the patient themselves can now trigger”
judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2015-0503-Response.pdf
What recurred
- 24 Aug 2017 · Jonathan Meaney · ME Hassell · Closely related · confidence 0.85 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Matthew Groom · 12 Nov 2015
“Most importantly, [name redacted] waited four hours in the emergency unit before he saw a mental healthcare professional for the first time.”
Later · Jonathan Meaney · 24 Aug 2017
“Mr [name redacted] waited in the emergency unit for 40 hours and so it was unsurprising that he was then keen to go home.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.