UK Inquiry Tracker

Farres Ikken

PFD Report Historic (No Identified Response) Ref: 2014-0310

Date of Report 2 July 2014

Coroner Andrew Walker

Coroner Area London (North)

Response Deadline est. 27 August 2014

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Coroner's Concerns (AI summary)

Hospital staff lacked the authority to refer patients directly to community psychology services upon discharge, creating a gap in post-hospital care.

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That staff at the hospital could not themselves, on discharge, refer Mr Ikken to community psychology services_

Sent To

Department of Health and Social Care

Response Status

Linked responses 0 of 1

56-Day Deadline 27 Aug 2014

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Organisations named in PFD reports must respond within 56 days explaining what actions they are taking.

Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Report Sections

Investigation and Inquest

On the 16"h August 2013 | opened an inquest toughing the death of Farres Ikken years old. The inquest concluded on the 4" June 2014. conclusion of the inquest was "open" , the medical case of death was 1a Hypoxic Brain Injury, Ib Hanging

Circumstances of the Death

Farres Ikken was arrested on the 7h August 2013 at his home and brought to Wembley Police Station. At the time of his arrest he stated that he wanted to kill himself. Mr Ikken was visited by the Mental Health Crisis Team in his cell at the station. Mr Ikken was not sectioned under the Mental Health Act Mr Ikken was taken to Hendon Magistrates Court and was bailed taken to Park Royal Centre for Mental Health on the &h August 2013 where he was assessed as not within a category of patient that could be treated at the Centre Mr Ikken was discharged on the gh August 2013 for follow up by his GP and for a referral from his GP to the psychological service Mr Ikken left the building and shortly after hanged himself in the of the hospital within sight of the unit he had just left and The police and falling grounds

Her Majesty's Coroner for the Northern District of Greater London (Harrow; Brent; Barnet; Haringey and Enfield)

Action Should Be Taken

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you [ANDIOR your organisation] have the power to take such action: