Independent investigation: Carol Trethewey (Mrs S), St Austell, Cornwall (2000)

The CPT and general practices in Cornwall should review the effectiveness of communication between GPs and CMHTs.

The CPT should within six months: a. review the drafting and implementation of its CPA policy and b. ensure regular and effective audit of its use to reinforce the need for comprehensive and systematic review of all patients under the … Read more The CPT should within six months: a. review the drafting and implementation of its CPA policy and b. ensure regular and effective audit of its use to reinforce the need for comprehensive and systematic review of all patients under the care of the CMHT. Show less

The CPT’s clinical supervision arrangements must include checks on the degree of autonomy being exercised by individual practitioners and the balance struck between this autonomy and multi-disciplinary and multi-agency working.

The CPT should put in place new arrangements, within six months, to ensure staff are able to access relevant and timely in-service training, identified via supervision and appraisal, and that a practitioner's skill levels are appropriate to their caseload. Read more The CPT should put in place new arrangements, within six months, to ensure staff are able to access relevant and timely in-service training, identified via supervision and appraisal, and that a practitioner's skill levels are appropriate to their caseload. Show less