Stephen Adams

PFD Report Historic (No Identified Response)
Date of Report 30 November 2015
Coroner Geraint Williams
Coroner Area Worcestershire
Response Deadline est. 25 January 2016
Coroner's Concerns (AI summary)
Mental Health Liaison Team risk assessment forms are inadequately completed, with the suicide risk box frequently left blank. This leads to crucial risk information not being properly recorded or easily identifiable.
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During [he course of irquest [he eviderce revealed mallers giving rise lj concern, In mY DFInIDn tnere is & risk that future deaths will cccur urless action is taken In the circumstances it i8 my statutory duty ta repor to You, The MATTERS OF CONCERN ara a5 follows_ (1) It emerged during the inquest that Rlsk Assesament dccument completed b} Ihe Mental Hcallh Liaison Team worker was naf complete in as much as tha box indicating tne a3s0ssment of quicide risk had nat bean completed The wilness indicated tat many workers do not complete Ihis box and the assessmant of fisk Is to be extrapolated Irori the acticns taken by lhe worker No where on the document I: Ine assessmentof nsk I0 be lound ACTION shouLD BE TAKEN The the berng the the

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  • Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Response Status
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56-Day Deadline 25 Jan 2016
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Circumstances of the Death
Mr Adams was bcing cared far by the Home Trealment Team of tho Worcestershire Health and Care NH8 Trust during which time he cormitter suicide by harging himseli a his home;
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