eprintid: 10203410 rev_number: 6 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/20/34/10 datestamp: 2025-01-15 13:39:20 lastmod: 2025-01-15 13:39:20 status_changed: 2025-01-15 13:39:20 type: article metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Tamworth, Millie creators_name: Billings, Jo creators_name: Tekin, Sahra creators_name: Pitman, Alexandra creators_name: Jacobson, Jessica creators_name: Killaspy, Helen title: A systematic review and critique of publicly available guidance for mental health practitioners called to a coroner’s inquest ispublished: inpress divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C07 divisions: D79 keywords: guidance; healthcare; unexpected death; staff wellbeing; suicide; mental health; practitioners; homicide note: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. abstract: 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. date: 2025-01-06 date_type: published publisher: Informa UK Limited official_url: https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2416646 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2352884 doi: 10.1080/13218719.2024.2416646 lyricists_name: Tamworth, Millie lyricists_id: CCTAM92 actors_name: Tamworth, Millie actors_id: CCTAM92 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Psychiatry, Psychology and Law issn: 1321-8719 citation: Tamworth, Millie; Billings, Jo; Tekin, Sahra; Pitman, Alexandra; Jacobson, Jessica; Killaspy, Helen; (2025) A systematic review and critique of publicly available guidance for mental health practitioners called to a coroner’s inquest. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 10.1080/13218719.2024.2416646 <https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2416646>. (In press). Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10203410/1/A%20systematic%20review%20and%20critique%20of%20publicly%20available%20guidance%20for%20mental%20health%20practitioners%20called%20to%20a%20coroner%20s%20inquest.pdf