Robert Yarnell

PFD Report Historic (No Identified Response) Ref: 2015-0052
Date of Report 13 February 2015
Coroner Rachael Griffin
Coroner Area Manchester (West)
Response Deadline est. 10 April 2015
Coroner's Concerns (AI summary)
After the patient's discharge from a mental health unit, the Burnley and Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team did not make sufficient attempts to contact him or his family, and care was not effectively transferred to the Trafford Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.
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1. During the inquest evidence was heard that: On the 3rd July 2014 Mr Yarnell was admitted to the Darwen Ward of the Pendleview Inpatient Mental Health Unit at the Royal Blackburn Hospital, under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983 for assessment as a result of a deterioration in his mental health: During this admission Mr Yarnell was diagnosed with unspecified non-organic psychosis Following the expiry of the assessment period, Mr Yarnell was discharged from the Unit on the 31st July 2014 with a need for continuing care to be given by the Burnley and Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team of the Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust; whose role it is to support adults with severe and enduring mental illness in the community: Mr Yarnell was allocated a care coordinator and continuing care was to be provided to him in the community: iii, Prior to his hospital admission Mr Yarnell had been residing at his home address in Nelson, Lancashire; however upon his discharge arrangements were made for him to initially reside at his mother's address in Urmston, Greater Manchester with a view to him returning to his home address to live with his in Nelson in due course iv Following his discharge on the 31s July 2014 the Burnley and Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team contacted Mr Yarnell by telephone on the 1st August 2014. As Mr Yarnell had relocated to the Greater Manchester area, the Burnley and Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team made a referral to the Trafford Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team for them to take over Mr Yarnell's continuing care: Trafford Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team completed their assessment of Mr Yarnell on the 2n August 2014 and reported to the Burnley and Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team on the 4t August 2014, that Mr Yarnell did not require their support and would not be providing any further care or treatment for him,
vi. At this time therefore, the care of Mr Yarnell remained with Burnley and Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team and attempts were made by them to contact Mr Yarnell: Telephone calls were made to Mr Yarnell's mother's address on 4th August 2014, 11th August 2014 and the 27th August 2014, however on each occasion no contact was made with Mr Yarnell. A letter was sent to Mr Yarnells mother's address on August 2014 requesting he make contact; No visits were made to his address nor was any attempt made to contact other members of his family such as his wife or sister,_who had been actively wife, they the 27th involved in Mr Yarnells care and whose details were known to those who had treated Mr Yarnell previously prior to his discharge from hospital on the 31s July 2014. vii_ Mr Yarnell made contact with the Burnley and Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team on the 15th September 2014, which was over six weeks after his last contact with them on the 1st August 2014. Following this contact Mr Yarnell did engage with the Burnley ad Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team. viii_ The evidence at the inquest was that problems can occur when a service user who requires continuing treatment; moves out of the area, as due to that move are may not be provided with the continuing treatment they need; The evidence given was that the protocols regarding the transfer of a service user out of the area provided by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust are not clear, and that the Burnley and Pendle Complex Care and Treatment Team can be left with risky situations to manage
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  • Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Response Status
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56-Day Deadline 10 Apr 2015
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