Kimberley Parsons

“The suggestion made to Ms. [name redacted], a person with a history of self harming and who remained at high risk of self-harming, that she could be assisted with self- harming was not an approach to patient care and treatment which was supported by any reference to the results of any research published in a peer-reviewed professional journal. Therefore if this is a bona fide approach to treatment in a high risk patient then the Trust should be able to justify that this is a recognised and generally”

“This discussion with regard to 'assisted self-harming' was not discussed by the nurse with the consultant psychiatrist nor was any record made of the discussion.”