Report of SPA data from 01/04/2013 to 31/03/2014- Grade 5 incidents (Suicides)
For all incidents of suspected suicides services will complete a suicide prevention audit (SPA) that considers specific characteristics of the service user. The following data was received over a twelve month period on incidents of suspected suicides.Please note that not all of the incidents have received a coroner’s verdict and the data should be treated with caution. It should also be noted that the information received within the SPA data will not correlate with the number of suspected suicides for the time period in that the date of the incident will not always correspond within the time frame the report was received.
Total SPA audits received- 55
Gender / TotalMale / 35
Female / 20
Same Gender as at birth / Total
Yes / 50
No / 2
Not Known / 3
Sexual Orientation / Total
Heterosexual / 45
Gay / 1
Bisexual / 0
Lesbian / 1
Not known / 8
Age Range / Total
Under 18 / 3
18-24 / 2
25-34 / 8
35-44 / 20
45-64 / 17
65-79 / 3
Over 79 / 4
Not stated / 1
Ethnicity / Total
White English/ Scottish/ Welsh/ Northern Irish / 49
Asian Bangladeshi / 1
White Irish / 1
Not stated / 4
Disabled / Total
Yes / 6
No / 46
Not stated / 3
The above information is monitored at the Trusts Suicide Prevention and self-harm (SPSH) group and an annual report produced that is shared across Mental Health services within the Trust. This information supports staff awareness with regards to risks associated with self-harm and suicide. In addition the Trust considers the data and recommendations from the National Confidential Inquiry (NCI) into Suicides and Homicides by People with Mental illness and allows the Trust to benchmark itself against the characteristics identified within the report.
In line with the NCI males between the ages of 39-50 remain the highest risk group.
The number of suicides that occur for person’s involved or have had involvement with Pennine Care in the last twelve months is monitored bi-monthly and annually by the SPSH group.
Patient suicides
Higher suicide rates from 2008 have been reported nationally. The Trust figures also show an increase since 2010however there has in addition been an increase in service provision. It should also be noted that not all suspected suicides that occurred for the reporting period April 2013 and up to 31st March 2014 have yet received a coroner’s verdict of suicide.
In addition to the suicide prevention audit all suspected suicides require an internal investigation to be completed to identify any contributory factors and lessons learned. For inpatient suicides an independent review is required to be completed.
In addition to the reports being scrutinised by the Patient Safety Improvement Group the reports are shared at the Trusts Suicide Prevention and Self Harm group and Divisional Governance forums.