A 14-point action plan is to be introduced by the end of the year as health and social service bosses bid to prevent a recurrence of the tragic death of baby Emma Jade Dyson.
Four-month-old Emma Jade died when her mum, who was suffering from mental health problems, threw her into the Leeds and Liverpool canal in Burnley shortly after being released from Burnley General Hospital.
She had received 19 home visits from health care staff, including one the day before the tragedy on March 14, 2000.
It was revealed that consultant psychiatrist Dr Khalen Yasin released Robina Hashim from Burnley General Hospital when he was unaware of her full background and that he had not read the full notes.
He was unaware that she had a conviction for a physical assault on her first child. The recommendations have been put forward in a multi-action plan for adoption by Burnley Primary Care Trust, much of it in conjunction with Lancashire social services.
ItThe action plan, Drafted following the report into the tragedy, includes better communication with social services when mothers are treated for postnatal depression in hospital and ensuring staff are fully briefed on patient history and case notes.
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