Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Excessive waiting time for psychotherapy
The earlier warning
John Derwent · 4 Jun 2018 · Alison Mutch, Manchester (South)
“The Inquest heard that the target time for an appointment for CBT should be 6 weeks. At the time Mr [name redacted] was referred, the waiting time was 12 months.”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/john-derwent
What was promised
No published response from Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group was found for the earlier reports.
What recurred
- 12 Feb 2019 · Heather Carey · Andrew Bridgman · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · John Derwent · 4 Jun 2018
“The Inquest heard that the target time for an appointment for CBT should be 6 weeks. At the time Mr [name redacted] was referred, the waiting time was 12 months.”
Later · Heather Carey · 12 Feb 2019
“A target waiting list of 18 weeks is far too long but | was told that this was a funding issue.”
What happened next
No evidence found either way · a stated action in a response
“This document can be downloaded from our website.”
Quality Standards for Psychological Therapies Services · rcpsych.ac.uk/…/appts-standards-3rd-edition.pdf?sfvrsn=64384490…
“Administration and Policy in Mental Health · 2024-05-11 · 52(1):210-222”
Using Progress Feedback to Enhance Treatment Outcomes: A Narrative Review · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11703940
No evidence found does not mean the action did not happen.