An independent external quality assurance review following an internal investigation into the care and treatment of mental health service user A in North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (September 2020)

Summary

This is the report of an independent assurance review of North West Boroughs’ internal investigation which considered the care and treatment of mental health service user A. User A was found guilty of manslaughter in May 2018 and was ordered by the court to be detained under Section 37/41 of the Mental Health Act (1983) in a medium secure hospital. At the time of the homicide, mental health service user A was receiving care and treatment from North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.