Care delivery within community mental health teams The purpose of this investigation was to support improvements in the work of community mental health teams (CMHTs).
Specifically, the investigation looked at the following four areas:
- assessing a patient’s risk of self-harm or suicide
- considering menopause as a risk factor for mental health conditions
- engaging with families
- caring for people with a first episode of psychosis.
The report uses, as an example, a real patient safety incident in which a woman died by suicide while under the care of a CMHT; this is referred to as ‘the reference event’ and was used to examine national issues. Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch
See also:
- NHS mental health services failing to consider impact of the the menopause on women, says watchdog The Daily Telegraph
- Watchdog calls for review of menopause link to poor mental health after woman’s suicide The Independent
- Mental health services failing to consider impact of menopause, putting women at risk of suicide Sky News
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