Abstract
<strong><strong><em></em></strong></strong><p align="LEFT"><em>R (on the application of HP and KP) v London Borough of Islington [2004] EWHC 7 (Admin).</em></p><p><em>Queens Bench Division, Administrative Court (8th January 2004) Mr. Justice Munby.</em></p><p align="LEFT"> </p><strong><em></em></strong><em></em>
Highlights
R v London Borough of Islington [2004] EWHC 7 (Admin)
The London Borough of Islington’s policy Mental Health Assessment Priorities and Entitlement Criteria distinguished between Care Programme Approach (CPA) assessments and Community Care assessments
A report following a visit from a community mental health nurse indicated that Mr P was unwilling to be interviewed and that he presented with symptoms suggestive of a depressive episode with psychotic symptoms, and possible symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
Summary
Lived a normal life and had worked to support the family. A report following a visit from a community mental health nurse indicated that Mr P was unwilling to be interviewed and that he presented with symptoms suggestive of a depressive episode with psychotic symptoms, and possible symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. On the same date, following a CPA meeting, a final version of Mr P’s health and social care assessment was signed by Mr P’s social worker and her team manager. It concluded that Mr P did not have a firm psychiatric diagnosis but might be suffering from reactive depression resulting from the traumatic events he had experienced in Kosovo. With the exception of the housing needs, which were to be met by the local authority, all the assessed needs were to be met by provision of support from Mr P’s family. On 1st April 2003, an independent social work report was obtained, which concluded that Mr P should be placed on an enhanced CPA on account of his “complex and long term mental health needs”[8] and that he was
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