TY  - INPR
KW  - guidance; healthcare; unexpected death; staff wellbeing; suicide; mental health; practitioners; homicide
A1  - Tamworth, Millie
A1  - Billings, Jo
A1  - Tekin, Sahra
A1  - Pitman, Alexandra
A1  - Jacobson, Jessica
A1  - Killaspy, Helen
JF  - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
SN  - 1321-8719
PB  - Informa UK Limited
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2416646
ID  - discovery10203410
N2  - Mental health practitioners may be called to an inquest after the unexpected death of a patient. Our review aimed to synthesise publicly available guidance written for practitioners working in mental health who are called to give evidence at a coroner?s inquest. We conducted both a systematic database and web search. We conducted a quality appraisal and data synthesis using the Framework Method. We found limited guidance specifically for those working in mental health. Guidance gave advice on preparing effectively including how to give oral evidence and write witness statements. Support was often assumed to be given by the employing Trust. Only a minority of guidance suggested means of psychological support. We identified a set of practically applicable principles for healthcare practitioners attending inquests. Many recommendations were not backed by evidence and lacked stakeholder input.
N1  - © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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Y1  - 2025/01/06/
AV  - public
TI  - A systematic review and critique of publicly available guidance for mental health practitioners called to a coroner?s inquest
ER  -