James Wheeler
3 Jan 2020 · Coroner Chris Morris · Manchester (South)
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of monitoring guidance for refractory epilepsy
“absence of authoritative guidance in the United Kingdom as to the monitoring of people with refractory epilepsy, both in hospital and community care settings”
2. failure to conduct mandatory Care Act Reviews
“notwithstanding the Local Authority's statutory obligations under the Care Act 2014 in this regard, Mr [name redacted] (and indeed many other eligible service users) did not receive annual Care Act Reviews as required by law”
3. insufficient resources for statutory duties
“insufficient resources had been made available to enable councils to discharge this duty alongside existing statutory obligations”