Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed
East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) says the failings identified were "wholly unacceptable" and that it has undertaken a "significant programme of work" to improve inpatient services.The coroner's Prevention of Future Deaths report highlights 14 concerns. These include failing to carry out "timely and thorough observations" of patients, then falsifying records "in the safe knowledge that staff on duty would not report or escalate the deception".
- ▪East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) says the failings identified were "wholly unacceptable" and that it has undertaken a "significant programme of work" to improve inpatient services.The coroner's Prevention of Future Deaths report high
- ▪These include failing to carry out "timely and thorough observations" of patients, then falsifying records "in the safe knowledge that staff on duty would not report or escalate the deception".
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Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killedImage source, FAMILY HANDOUTImage caption, Hugo Flint-Cahan, 34, was fatally attacked by Rolando Torres-Pena, 22, at a mental health trust in east LondonByJames Melley, Senior social affairs producer and Alison Holt , Social affairs editorPublished2 minutes agoA mental health trust in east London, where a man was killed by a fellow patient, has been warned further deaths may occur unless staff issues are addressed.Hugo Flint Cahan, 34, was strangled by 22-year-old Rolando Torres-Pena at Newham Mental Health Centre, which provides care for acutely mentally ill men, in January 2023.The coroner has sent a report to the Trust and NHS England raising serious concerns about the care the two men received.It…
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