Judith Obholzer
12 Jul 2024 · Coroner Ellie Oakley · Inner West London
This report repeats 1 earlier warning, and was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. insufficient NHS mental health capacity
“significant pressure on NHS mental health services”
2. fragmented medical information prevents coordinated care
“no sharing of medical notes between private practitioners and NHS providers”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“Evidence emerged during the inquest that there was inconsistent sharing of documentation and case notes between the statutory agencies and private sector.”
This report
“In the course of the evidence it was confirmed that there is no sharing of medical notes between private practitioners and NHS providers.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.92 · high
This report
“ensuring a process that allows private practitioners to arrange crisis support through the NHS directly.”
Later report
“There is no standard medical records system which can be accessed by each healthcare organisation to ensure the efficient and effective transfer of medical information.”
Responses
2024-0377-Response-from-DHSC.pdf ↗· Department of Health and Social Care
Stated action
“we will recruit an additional 8,500 mental health workers to reduce delays and provide faster treatment”
2024-0377-Response-from-NHS-England.pdf ↗· NHS England
Stated action
“The National Care Records Service (NCRS) is the successor to the Summary Care Record application (SCRa) and by design removes a large amount of the reported barriers to adoption within many care settings including the private sector.”
2024-0377-Response-from-SW-London-Mental-Health-Trust.pdf ↗· South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust