The Trust’s response to the complaint
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- In responding to enquiries during this investigation, the Trust said that they could not provide any evidence of a multidisciplinary meeting to confirm that Mrs M had no longer been eligible for free aftercare services. They provided a copy of her discharge from compulsory detention under section 3 of the Act (12 June 1989); and a letter of 3 July 1989 which, they said, identified no provision for aftercare services, but which did state that follow-up would be provided through outpatients and community occupational therapy support. Therefore, they considered that the discharge from section 117 aftercare services occurred on 12 June 1989. The Trust said that there was no indication that this decision was inappropriate, given Mrs M’s clinical presentation.
- The Trust maintain their view that the decision to discharge Mrs M from the CMHT in 2005 was appropriate, because she no longer required specialist provision from the CMHT because she resided at the Care Home.
