Independent investigation: Eduardo Mendoza, Hammersmith (2007)

The trust should ensure that a transition policy providing guidance on the transition from local authority children‟s services to adult mental health services is produced and sent to all staff that need to know about it.

We recommend that the trust issue guidance to clinical staff that whenever a report is received of a service user subject to CPA attending at a police station a mental health practitioner should always go to the police station to … Read more We recommend that the trust issue guidance to clinical staff that whenever a report is received of a service user subject to CPA attending at a police station a mental health practitioner should always go to the police station to offer support to the individual and to assist the police. Show less

The trust, in consultation with its local authority partners, should produce guidance on how NHS and local authority staff in the community mental health teams can have access to the children‟s element of Framework I1 whenever appropriate to their work. Read more The trust, in consultation with its local authority partners, should produce guidance on how NHS and local authority staff in the community mental health teams can have access to the children‟s element of Framework I1 whenever appropriate to their work. Show less

The trust should review whether clinical risk training, with updates at regular intervals, is being delivered to all community staff whatever the professional or clinical background.

The trust should review with social service colleagues how community teams implement the recovery approach and ensure concordance between the board level guidance and the approaches local teams are taking.