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<p>In March 2017, the National Quality Board published ‘National Guidance on Learning
from Deaths’. The guidance sets out how National Health Service acute, mental health
and community trusts should review, investigate and learn from the deaths of patients
in their care, and gives particular emphasis to the deaths of individuals who had
a learning disability or mental illness.</p><p> </p><p>To supplement the national
guidance, on 22 November 2018 the Royal College of Psychiatrists published guidance
specifically for mental health trusts to ensure that opportunities are not missed
when reviewing the deaths of patients who had a severe mental illness. The guidance,
including a mortality review tool, was commissioned by NHS England and is a key output
of the Government’s national Learning from Deaths programme. The guidance is available
at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/campaigning-for-better-mental-health-policy/care-review-tool-for-mental-health-trusts"
target="_blank">https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/campaigning-for-better-mental-health-policy/care-review-tool-for-mental-health-trusts</a></p>
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