Benjamin Sulzbacher
15 May 2024 · Coroner Joanne Kearsley · Manchester North
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of understanding of NHS community services by Priory witnesses
“There was a lack of understanding from the Priory witnesses as to what the NHS community services could offer on discharge. The court heard that the Home Based Treatment Team was understood to simply be a”
2. uncertain referral eligibility for private inpatient to NHS discharge services
“It was unclear to all services as to whether a private paying inpatient (who would have qualified for care under the NHS but due to bed availability went private) would be entitled to be referred to the discharge services offered by the NHS.”