Allan Davies
9 Jul 2019 · Coroner James Bennett · Birmingham and Solihull
The coroner's concerns
1. generic triaging of overdose cases
“NHSP triaging of overdose cases is too generic, namely it fails to have regard to the type of drug(s) taken and the potential for sudden collapse in certain patients”
Responses
2019-0291-Response-by-NHS-Digital.pdf ↗· NHS Digital
2019-0291-Response-by-NHS-England.pdf ↗· NHS England
Stated action · 2nd April 2019
“ensure they have robust clinical oversight in place in control rooms to monitor self-harm and suicidal patients safely and effectively, particularly those who have been allocated a Category 3 or 4 response initially”