REPORT OF AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY ... - Hundred Families

16. In outline, we recommend:
• There should be a review of the implementation of Care Programme Approach policies and
procedures in the London Borough of Newham with particular emphasis on the rôle and needs
of those who care for service users and on the transfer of care between different localities and
agencies.
• The quality of the links and interaction between East London and The City Mental Health NHS
Trust and the Metropolitan Police Service should be reviewed, with particular attention being
paid to the need for there to be a comprehensive referral system to specialist mental health
services which works at an operational level on a day-to-day basis.
• 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.
• 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.
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