Independent investigation: Katie Locke, Waltham Cross (2015)

East of England
Incident 24 Dec 2015
Subject Katie Locke

Recent Psychiatric patient strangles woman and abuses her body. Had made prev. threats to kill, recently released from psych.hospital

Acceptance Status
No Response Published 4

Total Recommendations 4
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Recommendations (4)

5.2.1 HPFT
No Response Published
Recommendation
Risk assessment and management We recommend that in the light of this report within 6 months current practice in HPFT for assessing risk be thoroughly reviewed and in the light of that a plan be developed. Over the following 12 … Read more
5.2.2 HPFT
No Response Published
Recommendation
Communication We recommend that in the next 6 months the in service training programme is reviewed, alongside staff access to HPFT policy documentation, to ensure that HPFT relevant policies relating to inter-agency communication are implemented fully such that: • Staff … Read more
5.2.3 HPFT
No Response Published
Recommendation
Mental Health Treatment Requirement training We recommend that in the next 6 months changes be made to the in service training programme so all staff are made aware of the use of Mental Health Treatment Requirements (MHTR) that may be … Read more
5.2.4 HPFT
No Response Published
Recommendation
Discharge process We recommend that HPFT further strengthens its practice in relation to patient discharge to build on and extend good practice extant in HPFT to: • Ensure discharge meetings always occur • Ensure there is a full discharge CPA … Read more