REPORT OF AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY ... - Hundred Families

(4) East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust and the London Borough of Newham
should review the extent to which they have now implemented recommendation 6 in The Report
of an Independent Inquiry into the Care and Treatment of SH (July 2002), namely that they
should ensure their compliance at the earliest date with the involvement of carers in CPA
assessment, care and treatment plans, in accordance with Standard 6 of the National Health
Service Framework for Mental Health.
(5) East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust and the London Borough of Newham as
part of such a review should carry out an audit of those carers’ assessments which have been
undertaken since that Report was published.
(6) East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust should review the quality of its interaction
with the Metropolitan Police Service, giving particular consideration to whether further training
is required to assist the police in the recognition and management of the signs and symptoms of
severe and enduring mental illness and possible relapses.
(7) The London Borough of Newham Social Services Department in conjunction with East London
and the City Mental Health NHS Trust and the Metropolitan Police should review the
implementation of Adult Protection Procedures to ensure that front line staff are aware of their
duties and responsibilities to protect vulnerable adults.
(8) East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust and the London Borough of Newham
should consider with the Metropolitan Police Service whether psychiatric liaison nurses should
be employed to work in police stations within the borough, as presently happens at some
locations throughout the country.
(9) East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust should review with the London Probation
Area of the National Probation Service their respective roles in the assessment and management
of offenders with severe and enduring mental illness.
(10) The review recommended at (9) above should include looking at single entry points for
psychiatric reports, with particular reference to the co-operative venture involving the Probation
Service which gives an access route for Community Court reports into Southwark Mental
Health Services.
(11) The reviews which are carried out by East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust, the
Metropolitan Police Service and the London Probation Area of the National Probation Service
should include an investigation of the quality of communication of information about mentally
disordered offenders between these services, and guidance as to the circumstances in which
such communication may be needed.
(12) East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust must implement as a priority its intended
system of integrated case records which will be an important step towards providing a
comprehensive service.
(13) East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust should review its practice on obtaining case
notes when there has been a transfer of care from a different mental health trust and, if necessary,
carry out an audit to assess the efficacy of its practice.
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