Concern that NHS ‘not learning’ from mental health death reports

Concerns have been raised that the NHS is not learning from investigations examining the deaths of mental health patients (PA) - (PA Archive)

Safety investigations which occur after a person died during or shortly after care during a stay in a mental health facility are often seen as a “tick box exercise” and could be “compounding harm” for those affected, according to a new report.

The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said there was evidence that the healthcare system “is not learning” from patient deaths.