Griffith Richard
Senior Lecturer in Health Law, College of Health Science, Swansea University.
Br J Community Nurs. 2015 Feb;20(2):93, 95-6. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.2.93.
The Chief Coroner of England and Wales has issued guidance to coroners on whether the death of a person subject to a deprivation of liberty safeguard should be subject to an inquest. The guidance was issued in response to the tenfold increase in people being made subject to the safeguards since the Supreme Court's decision in Cheshire West and Chester Council v P [2014]. It is the Chief Coroner's view that all deaths where a person is subject to a deprivation of liberty safeguard or Court of Protection welfare order allowing a deprivation of liberty must be investigated by the coroner with an inquest held. This article considers the impact of the Chief Coroner's guidance on district nurse practice. It discusses whether a person subject to a deprivation of liberty safeguard is in state detention and whether an inquest is necessary in every case.
英格兰和威尔士的首席验尸官就涉及剥夺自由保障措施对象的死亡是否应进行死因调查向验尸官发布了指导意见。该指导意见是针对自最高法院在“柴郡西和切斯特委员会诉P案”（2014年）做出裁决以来，受保障措施约束的人数增加了十倍而发布的。首席验尸官认为，对于所有涉及剥夺自由保障措施对象或法院保护令允许剥夺自由的人员死亡案件，验尸官必须进行调查并举行死因调查。本文探讨了首席验尸官的指导意见对社区护士执业的影响。讨论了涉及剥夺自由保障措施的人员是否处于国家拘留状态以及是否在每种情况下都有必要进行死因调查。
