Independent reports

From time to time the strategic health authority commissions independent investigations and those published since 2010 in relation to AWP are set out below. For each report, AWP has a detailed action plan designed to address criticisms of the Trust which they contain.

Independent investigation into the care and treatment provided to Mr X

The independent investigation team examined the circumstances associated with the death of Mr C on the 11/12 April 2008.  Mr X received care and treatment for his mental health condition from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust between May 2005 and 8 April 2008.  Mr X was convicted at Winchester Crown Court in November 2008 of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and detained for an indeterminate period under the Mental Health Act (1983).

Executive summary here

Independent investigation into the care and treatment provided to Mr Y

The independent investigation team examined the circumstances associated with the death of Mr H on the 7 May 2008.  Mr Y received care and treatment for his mental health condition from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (the Trust) between October 2001 and May 2008.  Mr Y was convicted in July 2008 at Bristol Crown Court of the murder of a man in North Somerset, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Executive summary here

Independent investigation into the care and treatment provided to Mr Z

The independent investigation team examined  the circumstances associated with the death of Mr A on 24 May 2008.  Mr Z received care and treatment for his mental health condition from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust between September 2002 and May 2008.  Mr Z, who was found guilty of manslaughter at Bristol Crown Court on 14 April 2009, was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment following the killing of a man in Bristol in May 2008. 

Executive summary here

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