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Agenda and supporting papers - Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

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Annex 2<br />

Item 8a<br />

Summary of Serious <strong>and</strong> Significant Complaints (June 2012 – May 2013)<br />

Serious <strong>and</strong> Significant Complaints by Sub‐type<br />

Adverse outcome of<br />

Operation/Surgery, 3<br />

Weekend Discharge,<br />

1<br />

Aspects of Clinical<br />

treatment, 6<br />

Clinical Review , 1<br />

Communication to<br />

Patient/Relatives, 2<br />

Conflicting Clinical<br />

Decisions, 1<br />

Incorrect diagnosis<br />

(where no<br />

treatment), 7<br />

Breakdown of Complaints by Grading<br />

Number of Serious Complaints = 11<br />

Number of Significant Complaints = 24<br />

Number of Significant Professional Complaints = 1<br />

Breakdown of Complaints by Directorate<br />

Clinical Support Services = 2<br />

Ophthalmology = 1<br />

Emergency Services = 9<br />

Medical Specialties = 3<br />

Orthopaedics & Rheumatology = 2<br />

General<br />

impoliteness/indiffer<br />

ence, 1<br />

Clinical Review, 3<br />

Pain Control, 1<br />

Outpatient delay, 2<br />

Inpatient Delays, 1<br />

Incorrect Diagnosis,<br />

1<br />

Drug error/incident,<br />

3<br />

Slips, Trips <strong>and</strong> Falls,<br />

2<br />

Inappropriate<br />

Discharge, 1<br />

Gastroenterology, Surgery <strong>and</strong> Renal = 10<br />

Oncology & Blood Services = 1<br />

Head & Neck Surgery = 2<br />

Neurosciences = 2<br />

Reproductive Health, Neonatal & Women's<br />

Services = 2<br />

Children & Young People's Health = 1<br />

Anaesthetics, Theatres & Pain = 1

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