The report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) revealed critical gaps in the safety and investigations process for patients who died both in care of services and within 30 days of being discharged.
Mental health services are not learning from inpatient deaths in England, a new report has found, citing a culture of fear and blame within the services. The report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body revealed critical gaps in the safety and investigations process for patients who died both in the care of services and within 30 days of being discharged.
Another said they were only allowed to visit twice a week. 'She had been in hospital for three years with no progression, no hope, no exit plan, no therapy,' one bereaved family member told researchers. 'Her physical health needs were not met, she lost any independence and there was no planned discharge or exit plan.' One family member described how her daughter was 'moved around the country like a parcel' because she did not fit within certain risk categories.
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