Mental health workers were unaware of the 'big picture' when classifying David Stevens as low-risk.
Mental health staff were unaware that a man had made several phone calls about suicidal thoughts when they treated him as low-risk, an inquest has heard.Two days previously he had been treated in hospital for an overdose.
On 13 June was treated at University Hospital of North Durham after taking an overdose of antidepressants. In January 2022 he had been referred to the access team by Talking Changes, a therapy service he had contacted but which had found that his needs were too complex for it.He was screened over the phone by a nurse on 3 February and then had a more in-depth assessment on 26 April, which concluded that he had a personality disorder, "heightened anxiety" and heard voices.
"At no point did I have any concerns about David," Ms Markwell said. She added that, had this been the case, she would have escalated his case to the crisis team, which deals with those considered "high-risk".Under questioning from the coroner, Ms Markwell admitted she did not know the "bigger picture" concerning all the calls he had been making to other services.
She added that it had been his choice to keep his treatment as it was and that his next appointment had been scheduled with her for 21 June.The inquest heard that Mr Stevens called the same trust's crisis team 15 times between 12 May and 1 June, as well as ringing the police and Samaritans on several occasions.On 29 May said he was having thoughts of suicide, did not want to die but was "struggling with overwhelming worry".
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