Kevin Ince
18 Nov 2024 · Coroner Christopher Long · Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen
The coroner's concerns
1. refusal of necessary medical treatment
“regular refusals of necessary and appropriate medical treatment by patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, over several years with insufficient consideration of steps that were then appropriate including a lack of steps to persuade the patient, insufficient consideration of the powers under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and insufficient consideration of utilising s.63 of the Mental Health Act 1983”
2. refusal of food intake
“patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 routinely declined food over a prolonged period”