Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 75887
Psychiatric Patients: Safety
Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 8 October 2025
Question
Cameron Thomas
Independent — Tewkesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of recent incidents involving known risk items being accessed by mental health patients with the knowledge of NHS staff.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedOn 4 April 2025, NHS England published its ‘Staying Safe from Suicide: Best Practice Guidance for Safety Assessment, Formulation and Management'. This promotes a shift towards a more holistic, person-centred approach rather than relying on risk prediction...
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