Health Professionals Failed Thorpe - Inquest

Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe was not perceived by healthcare professionals to beryllium successful a "crisis situation" aft they were told he had asked his woman "for thief to extremity his life" weeks earlier he died, an inquest has heard.

The 55-year-old was regarded arsenic 1 of nan champion English players of his generation.

He died connected nan greeting of 4 August 2024 aft being struck by a train astatine a railway position successful Surrey.

An inquest astatine Surrey Coroner's Court successful Woking heard he had "spiralled into depression" aft losing his occupation arsenic a batting coach, and he had tried to return his ain life connected different occasion.

After Mr Thorpe missed an assignment pinch nan organization intelligence wellness squad connected 28 June 2024, attraction co-ordinator Katie Johnson said to Mrs Thorpe connected nan phone, who said her hubby was "constantly asking for thief to extremity his life", nan tribunal heard.

Ms Johnson past said to Mr Thorpe who told her he "hadn't been retired for a while" and "didn't spot nan constituent of being here" but had nary contiguous plans to enactment connected suicidal thoughts, nan inquest heard.

An investigation was carried retired by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust aft his death.

Dr Shriti Burgul, a advisor psychiatrist who reviewed nan investigation's study earlier it was finalised, told nan tribunal connected Friday 1 of nan findings was "it was noted Mr Thorpe's position astatine his assignment connected 28 June 2024 was successful keeping pinch erstwhile presentations and not perceived by nan squad arsenic a situation situation".

Asked if arranging an assignment successful 2 weeks was an due response, Dr Burgul said that successful nan absence of Mr Thorpe expressing "active intent" aliases an "active plan" it would beryllium due to let 2 weeks.

She told nan tribunal Mr Thorpe was not astatine nan level of requiring involution from nan location curen team.

The psychiatrist was asked if location was immoderate grounds that - if location had been an in-person appraisal for Mr Thorpe - location would person been a different outcome, and she replied "no".

The investigation noted a missive from erstwhile Mr Thorpe was discharged from a backstage infirmary successful July 2022, which said a neuropsychologist should beryllium identified to supply further support, nan inquest heard.

Given nan speech was complete nan phone, nan psychiatrist was asked if it would person been due to put to spot Mr Thorpe very quickly.

She told nan court: "In nan contented of hindsight, past yes, a location sojourn would person been clinically indicated."

This was ne'er done by nan backstage supplier aliases nan GP, and a consequence sheet advised it should beryllium explored successful June 2024, Dr Burgul told nan court.

Asked whether location was immoderate neuropsychological effect that could person affected nan cricketer's expertise to prosecute successful appointments, fixed he missed some, nan psychiatrist said: "It's a possibility, yes".

Mr Thorpe's origin of decease was recorded by a pathologist arsenic aggregate injuries, nan coroner said.

His widow said nan termination of his employment pinch nan England and Wales Cricket Board had been a "real daze to Graham", which was nan "start of nan diminution of his intelligence health".

The inquest continues.

Reported by PA Media