Mental health clinicians 'dismissed' a patient making threats to take his own life moments before he 'rolled' into the road and was hit by a taxi, an inquest has heard.
Daniel Kirton, 35, tragically died after being hit by a car on Upper Brook Street less than two hours after being discharged from Manchester Royal Infirmary by the mental health team - part of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - on December 3, 2020. An inquest into his death on Monday (August 22) heard that Daniel had been deemed fit to be released, despite attempting to take his own life on the hospital grounds minutes later.
The inquest, at Manchester Coroner's Court, heard how Daniel, who was homeless at the time, had attended the emergency department earlier that evening, at around 4.40pm. He was not assessed until around 10.15pm.
