Richard Roe
PFD Report
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Ref: 2024-0693
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· Deadline: 18 Feb 2025
Coroner's Concerns (AI summary)
A critical lack of a system to ensure routine CT scan reports are reviewed by clinicians, despite previous similar incidents, poses an ongoing risk until a long-term IT solution is implemented.
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(1) The evidence revealed that there is currently no method for ensuring that routine CT scan reports are reviewed by clinicians. This is despite a similar occurrence in May 2021. The inquest heard that the Trust are investigating a new IT System which will be able to flag when such issues occur. However this is a medium/long term project with no current completion date known and there is no system in place at present to prevent a repeat of such an incident.
Responses
Action Planned
The Trust is improving its electronic records system and, as an interim measure, will produce monthly reports of unviewed scans from the current radiology system for follow-up. (AI summary)
The Trust is improving its electronic records system and, as an interim measure, will produce monthly reports of unviewed scans from the current radiology system for follow-up. (AI summary)
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Dear Sir Richard ROE decd Further to the recent inquest into the death of Richard Roe this is to address the raised in the Regulation 28 Report dated 22" October 2024 concerning the method by which we can ensure that routine Cl scan reports are reviewed by clinicians Reviewing scan rcports appropriately and timeously has alvays been, and will remain, the primary responsibility of the clinicians who requested them and_ O1 their departments. However that failed for Mr Roe and we accept that there needs to be a to ensure that routine scans aren t OV rerlooked which isn't dcpendent On individual clinicians or their departments The Trust is in the process of improv its electronic records system so that it is comprehensive and includes all reports tequested by clinicians including radiology reports This is a substantial financial investment by rhe 'Trust both in terms of the technology and rhe staff time needed to implement it 'TIhe details of the system haven't yet been finalised but it will give the Trust more management and audit options and it is expected t include an easier ability to track the viewing of all types of reports includling those for routine radiology scans However, As yOu noted, the implementation of the improved records system is some WAY off and as an interim measure We revicwed the abilities of the current radiology system and it can, and will, produce reports of unviewed scans (initially monthly) which can then be followed up wirh the requesting clinicians and/or their departments The ability of the present system to provide information in detail is limited and at the moment it will identify a large number of unviewed images (most of which would be expected and not a concern) but in liaison with the external providers of the system we expecr to be able to refine the information to better identify any scans that have been overlooked: this demonstrates the steps we re t0 try to avoid routine scans overloked for before the implementation of the improved electronic records system
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- NORTH WEST ANGLIA NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
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Report Sections
Investigation and Inquest
On 25 January 2023 I commenced an investigation into the death of Richard David ROE aged 75. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 17 October 2024. The conclusion of the inquest was that: Mr Roe underwent a pulmonary angiogram at Hinchingbrook Hospital in Huntingdon on 26.09.21. This revealed a pancreatic cyst. A subsequent CT scan on 11.10.21 identified a lesion in excess of 3cm in the tail of the pancreas. The reporting radiologist recommended the scan be reviewed by the Hepato-Biliary MDT but the scan was neither actioned nor viewed. Had it been viewed the scan would have shown the presence of pancreatic cancer. Mr Roe re-presented to Hinchingbrook Hospital in November 2022 and a subsequent CT scan revealed the presence of metastatic pancreatic cancer. Sadly Mr Roe died at his home address, , at 0832hrs on 20.01.23. Had his pancreatic cancer been identified in October 2021 it is likely that Mr Roe would have undergone surgery and been treated with subsequent chemotherapy. Although the chance of the treatment being curative was low had treatment been provided he would not have died as soon as 20.01.23.
Circumstances of the Death
Mr Roe underwent an abdominal CT scan in October 2021. This showed evidence of pancreatic cancer. The CT scan was the subject of a routine referral by the reporting radiologist due to the fact that an earlier pulmonary angiogram had identified a pancreatic cyst(so it was not flagged as an ‘unexpected finding’). The CT scan was not reviewed or actioned as requested by the radiologist. A subsequent CT scan conducted on 01.12.22 revealed that the pancreatic cancer had metastasised. Mr Roe died on 23.01.23.
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