Robert Day
24 Mar 2026 · Coroner Ian Potter · Kent and Medway
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of national guidance for frontline emergency services
“absence of any national guidance / advice to frontline emergency crews risks the lives of others who are found to be at time critical risk as a result of underlying mental health concerns”
2. mental health calls to emergency services
“increasing number of calls to the emergency services (ambulance and police, in particular) have a mental health element to them”
3. lack of mental health expertise among frontline responders
“frontline paramedics and police officers are not specialists in the provision of mental health care”