London (South)

Concerns summary Multiple agencies lacked a unified system for sharing critical information about the patient's serious self-harm across different geographic areas, compounded by no national 'risk flagging' system or out-of-hours GP access.

Concerns summary The GP practice lacked a system to regularly assess vulnerable patients who refused care, despite continuing repeat prescriptions, posing a risk that deteriorating conditions would go unaddressed.

Concerns summary Concerns persist about sensor system outages failing to alert staff to falls and inadequate safeguards for residents prone to sliding in chairs.

Concerns summary Ambiguity in the Trust's search policy created a gap between "advanced" and "intimate" searches, preventing staff from conducting thorough searches and potentially missing concealed items.

Concerns summary No specific concerns were detailed in the provided text, only a reference to appended concerns.

Concerns summary Lack of a consistent, agreed policy between the local authority and care agency regarding actions when service users do not respond or cannot be found.

Concerns summary The adolescent psychiatric unit lacked specific policies for managing self-harm risks from items, and emergency equipment did not include laryngoscopes, despite their prior successful use in airway obstructions.

Concerns summary Healthcare staff failed to recognize a critical condition requiring immediate resuscitation and delayed alarm response due to assumptions. Agency staff had limited access to telephones for emergencies.

Concerns summary The ambulance service's call triage protocol is inadequate as call handlers do not proactively ask about the "type of fit," potentially missing critical information for patient care.

Concerns summary A road bend lacks adequate deviation markings, a tree trunk near the carriageway edge endangers road users, and a path's slippery surface could cause walkers to fall into the road.

Concerns summary The electronic patient record system (RiO) failed to summarise critical patient history, preventing a comprehensive assessment and potentially altering care decisions.

Concerns summary No specific concerns are detailed in the provided text.

Concerns summary The expedition lacked adequate risk assessments, failed to provide sufficient pre-trip information, neglected to formally assess participant fitness, and did not train leaders in managing critical medical conditions, alongside unverified evacuation procedures.

Concerns summary The Council, as Highways Authority, failed to promptly investigate and take action against an unlicensed scaffold tower that narrowed a pavement, leading to a fatal injury.

Concerns summary Incomplete documentation and unclear, undocumented follow-up arrangements for a high-risk patient discharged from inpatient care led to staff confusion and potential for future harm.