Themes for the KMPTSuicide Prevention Strategy

2016 - 2019Informed by local and national data, with particular reference to the

National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicideby People with Mental Illness (NCISH)

Mike Kingham, November 2015Chair, Prevention of Suicide and Homicide Group

Suicide in the general population in England

NCISH, 2015 (England)

Rates of suicide per 100,000 populationby NHS area of residence(average rate 2011 – 2013)

NCISH, 2015 (England)

Suicide in the patient population in England

NCISH, 2015 (England)

Suicide in patients of Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care

Partnership Trust (KMPT)

NCISH Trust Benchmarking ExerciseKMPT 2011 – 2013

* Denominator data used to calculate the suicide rate was the number of people in contact with secondary mental health services.

NCISH KMPT data, 2011 - 2013with England & Wales context

NCISH, 2015 (England)

NCISH clinical message – closer working with families and carers would have safety benefits, through consultation and making it easier for families to pass on concerns about suicide risk.

NCISH, 2015 (England)

NCISH clinical message – do not use CR/HT as default for patients at high risk or who lack social support; CR/HT should be an intensive community-based alternative to inpatient care; acute admissions out-of-area should be avoided.

Primary diagnosis• Mood disorders (especially depression with psychotic

symptoms and when associated with agitation/anxiety), including mixed mood states in bipolar disorder.

• Schizophrenia and delusional disorders.• Drug and alcohol misuse.• Personality disorders.

Note conditions that occur at the same time as other mental disorder, particularly drug and alcohol misuse.

Suicide Prevention Strategy 2016 - 2019

• Further embedding a patient safety culture into processes and practice at KMPT.• Ensuring lessons learned from incidents are disseminated to and understood by all clinical teams.• Incorporate safety into Single Point of Access initiative and Community Mental Health Team

reorganisation.• Greater priority to high risk groups and high risk diagnoses, with use of guidance and precedents

on standard approaches to care and treatment.• Transformation of clinical risk assessment and management – both in practice and recording

(including training, electronic prompts and reformatting of the electronic patient record).• Highlighting certain risk scenarios: transitions in care; care interfaces; inpatients (particularly

ligatures within the ward and patients absenting themselves); selection of patients for CRHT as opposed to admission; non-compliance and disengagement; access to lethal means; Mental Health Act assessments (including section 136); co-existing substance use.

• Greater engagement of patients, families and carers in “safety planning”.• Training and supervising staff; managing caseloads; identifying struggling clinical teams.• Emphasis on operationalising the Suicide Prevention Strategy.

Thank you for listening.