Rodney Dixon
21 Jun 2021 · Coroner James Healy-Pratt · East Sussex
The coroner's concerns
1. inadequate training for mental health act assessors
“Mental Health Act Assessments are conducted in East Sussex deploying clinicians from both ESCC and SPT and independent clinicians such as psychiatrists.”
2. inadequate access to patient data for independent clinicians
“The training around Mental Health Act assessments, patient risk management, and their Assessors is sub-optimal. Reasonable access to patient data by independent clinicians for MHA assessments needs to be ensured prior to assessments.”