Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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Annex 1<br />
Item 8a<br />
SURGICAL ERROR<br />
• 4 Serious Incidents Reported (+ 3 surgical never<br />
events in March 2013<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
• Team working, culture <strong>and</strong> behaviour<br />
• Lack of st<strong>and</strong>ardised process<br />
• Surgical Safety Improvement Programme established<br />
• Accountable Lead: Greg Dix<br />
• Reporting to Safety & Quality Committee<br />
VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM<br />
• 2 Serious Incidents Reported<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
• Failure to act on risk assessment<br />
• Failure to administer prescribed prophylaxis<br />
• VTE Improvement Workstream established<br />
• Accountable Lead: Alex Mayor<br />
• Reporting to Safe Care Group<br />
DELAYED DIAGNOSIS/FAILURE TO ACT ON DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS<br />
• 5 Serious Incidents Reported<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
• Inadequate system to ensure results reviewed / acted on<br />
• Inadequate failsafe to highlight un‐reviewed reports<br />
• Radiology Improvement Workstream established<br />
• Accountable Lead: Peter Macnaughton<br />
• Reporting to Safe Care Group<br />
UNEXPECTED DEATH OF ADULT<br />
• 2 Serious Incidents Reported<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
• None‐ remain under investigation<br />
• Completed RCAs to be reviewed by Safe Care<br />
Group to identify learning <strong>and</strong> required actions<br />
Confidential Information Leak, 1<br />
Venous Thromboembolism, 2<br />
Delayed diagnosis or failure to act<br />
on diagnostic results, 5<br />
Unexpected death of adult, 2<br />
Surgical Error (Retained foreign<br />
object or wrong site surgery), 4<br />
Maternity Incident, 2<br />
Ward Closure / Infection Control<br />
Incident, 10<br />
Serious Patient Safety Incidents<br />
Summary Review of Reported SIRIs<br />
June 2012 – May 2013<br />
Serious Incidents Reported by PHNT<br />
Other, 3<br />
WARD CLOSURE/INFECTION CONTROL<br />
• 10 Serious Incidents Reported<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
•<br />
• Improvement Workstream established:<br />
• Accountable Lead: Peter Jenks<br />
• Reporting to Infection Control Committee<br />
Unexpected death of child, 2<br />
Inpatient fall, 3<br />
Drug Incident (Insulin), 1<br />
Follow Up Appointment Delay, 1<br />
Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer<br />
(3/4), 28<br />
INPATIENT FALLS<br />
• 3 Serious Incidents Reported<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
• Failure to complete risk assessment<br />
• Failure to act on risk assessment<br />
• Safety Improvement workstream established<br />
• Accountable Lead: Kevin Marsh<br />
• Reporting to Nursing <strong>and</strong> Midwifery Board<br />
UNEXPECTED DEATH OF CHILD<br />
• 2 Serious Incident Reported<br />
• Investigation ongoing<br />
• Safe Care Group to review completed investigation<br />
report <strong>and</strong> identify learning <strong>and</strong> necessary actions<br />
HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PRESSURE ULCERS (3/4)<br />
• 28 Serious Incidents Reported<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
• Failure to complete risk assessment<br />
• Failure to act on completed risk assessment<br />
• Safety Improvement Workstream established<br />
o Accountable Lead: Kevin Marsh<br />
o Reporting to Safe Care Group<br />
DRUG INCIDENT (INSULIN)<br />
• 1 Serious Incidents Reported<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
• Failure to follow Hyperkalaemia treatment<br />
guidelines<br />
• Safe Use of Insulin Improvement Workstream<br />
established<br />
• Accountable Lead: Daniel Flanagan<br />
• Reporting to Safe Care Group<br />
FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT DELAY<br />
• 1 Serious Incidents Reported (Ophthalmology)<br />
• Common themes identified during investigation:<br />
• Waiting lists not prioritised by clinical risk<br />
• Inadequate capacity to meet dem<strong>and</strong><br />
• Follow Up Backlog Improvement Workstream<br />
established<br />
• Accountable Lead: Paul McArdle<br />
• Reporting to Safety & Quality Committee