Margaret Conway
3 May 2017 · Coroner David Hinchliff · West Yorkshire (East)
The coroner's concerns
1. separate acute medical wards for mental health patients
“The Acute Medical Wards Mental Health Services are geographically and operationally separate”
2. difficult patient transfers between services
“Transfers of patients who are experiencing both serious mental and physical health problems can sometimes be very challenging”
3. lack of integrated care pathways for dual health conditions
“Closer working such as joint ward rounds and NDT working should be explored as well as the development of a clear pathway/flowchart to facilitate closer working and in the longer-term the development and use of a shared resource with a small number of jointly funded and managed beds”
Responses
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