Sarah Sutherland
15 Mar 2024 · Coroner Karen Henderson · Surrey
This report repeats 2 earlier warnings. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of regulation and management of private psychotherapists
“Guidelines for regulation and management of private psychotherapists”
2. lack of coordination of treatment and communication between NHS and private providers of mental health care
“lack of co-ordination of treatment and communication between NHS and private providers of mental health care”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.86 · high
Earlier report
“Communication/contact between transferring establishments - there is no formal policy/protoco! in use/between the private sector and the NHS detailing steps that should be taken (and by whom) upon transfer of patients between sectors”
This report
“there is a national lack of co-ordination of treatment and communication between NHS and private providers of mental health care with no formal or informal mechanism or processes in place to liaise with each other”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“That there was no requirement for ,or system for, a lead clinician from either the private or NHS treating teams to oversee and coordinate the care provided to Mr [name redacted] by the private and NHS mental health services.”
This report
“However, there is a national lack of co-ordination of treatment and communication between NHS and private providers of mental health care with no formal or informal mechanism or processes in place to liaise with each other to ensure the best mental health care and safety of their clients.”
Responses
2024-0148-Response-from-Care-Quality-Commission.pdf ↗· Care Quality Commission
2024-0148-Response-from-NHS-England.pdf ↗· NHS England
Stated action · throughout 2024
“The SCR Team at NHS England have done significant work with a number of private sector organisations, including a range of private hospitals and privately funded healthcare services trialling the use of SCRs within settings where they have previously been unavailable. This work will continue throughout 2024.”
2024-0148-Response-from-UK-Council-for-Psychotherapy.pdf ↗· Council of Psychotherapy