View source for Durham County Council (24 001 522) (2025) MHLO 4 (LGSCO)

{{Case
|Date=2025-01-15
|Court=Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
|Parties=Durham County Council, Tees Esk & Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB
|Sentence=Wrongful discharge from s117
|Summary=Ombudsman's summary: "Mr X complained he was incorrectly discharged from Section 117 aftercare. We found the Trust, the Council and the ICB did not follow the relevant guidance when discharging Mr X from Section 117 aftercare. This caused uncertainty to Mr X over whether he should have received additional mental health support in the period that followed, and whether this may have prevented his health from deteriorating. The Trust, Council and ICB agreed to provide a remedy to Mr X by reassessing his Section 117 needs, and making service improvements."
|Detail===Notes==
Maybe from a legal point of view he never was discharged from s117 as the Trust had taken the decision unilaterally without local authority involvement. That would make sense of the suggestion that on review the patient might remain on s117 or be discharged.
|External links=*{{link
|url=https://www.lgo.org.uk/decisions/health/mental-health-services/24-001-522
|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307111613/https://www.lgo.org.uk/decisions/health/mental-health-services/24-001-522
|text=Durham County Council (24 001 522)
}}
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|url=https://www.lgo.org.uk/decisions/health/mental-health-services/24-001-522a
|text=Tees, Esk & Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust (24 001 522a)
}}
*{{link
|url=https://www.lgo.org.uk/decisions/health/mental-health-services/24-001-522b
|text=NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB (24 001 522b)
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[[Category:Judgment available online‎]]
|Subject=After-care
|News=Yes
|RSS pubdate=2025-03-07 11:05:12 AM
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