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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

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