Avoidable Deaths is the latest report from the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness. It is a five year report of the national confidential inquiry into homocide and suicide.
It provides definitive national figures for England and Wales on patient suicide and patient homicide. It describes the events that precede these incidents, the problems and warning signs on which future prevention must be based. The report covers five years of data collection, and the large number of cases allows a comprehensive examination of detail that is unique in this field of research. It also charts progress since complete national data collection began in 1997.
Areas of clinical practice that need to be strengthened are highlighted, if suicides, homicides and sudden deaths in mental health care are to be prevented, the report concludes many of these deaths are avoidable.
Like the David Bennett Inquiry Report recommendations within this report include ensuring that CPR training and equipment is available in all locations where care is provided.
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