Coventry

Concerns summary A school failed to act on carers' concerns and provided inadequate supervision, allowing a child to consume harmful materials. Staff lacked clear guidance on identifying and escalating health and safety issues.

Concerns summary Policies for high-risk pregnancies were not followed, leading to a failure to consider elective Caesarean Section. There's inadequate training and assessment for junior and locum doctors on identifying serious risk factors.

Concerns summary Midwives attending home births had limited experience, highlighting a lack of specific regulatory requirements for training or ongoing exposure to home birth practice. This raises concerns about maintaining competency in all areas of midwifery practice.

Concerns summary The legal framework concerning Nitrous Oxide needs review due to increasing use by young persons and its association with deaths.

Concerns summary Concerns include the failure to appoint a Care Co-ordinator and significant, ongoing staffing shortages within mental health services in the North Warwickshire area.

Concerns summary Failures included ineffective oversight of duty worker decisions, poor waiting list management, unclear processes for patient non-attendance, and inadequate family involvement in care planning.

Concerns summary A dangerous diversion road with a history of fatalities lacked crucial 'single carriageway' warning signs, and sat navs directed drivers into the wrong lane, posing significant road safety risks.

Concerns summary Mental health telephone triage was undocumented and unrecorded, with no system for rapid information sharing for out-of-area patients, indicating significant gaps in record-keeping and inter-area communication.

Concerns summary A high-risk patient was discharged to a care home with insufficient staffing levels for her needs, particularly lacking 1:1 care, significantly increasing her risk of falls.

Concerns summary Repeated fatal road traffic collisions at a specific site, despite speed limit reduction, highlight the urgent need for a determined casualty reduction scheme.

Concerns summary Medical staff failed to attempt CPR due to a critical error, consulting and acting upon the wrong set of patient medical notes.

Concerns summary Patient observations were inconsistent and inadequate, failing to detect deterioration in a sedated patient. Staff lacked understanding of observation policy and were reluctant to conduct proper in-room checks, relying instead on distant sightings.

Concerns summary Concerns about inadequate and unreliable hourly patient observations due to environmental factors, inaccurate record-keeping, undetected errors, staff reluctance to enter rooms, and a poorly defined observation policy.

Concerns summary Limited support was provided to a prison employee during a prolonged disciplinary process, and no internal investigation was conducted into the dismissal circumstances following his death.

Concerns summary Custody policies use unclear terminology for drug influence, granting officers excessive discretion in risk assessments and leading to inadequate Health Care Professional involvement.

Concerns summary Concerns include an unsatisfactory discharge process with unclear medication protocols, inefficient staffing allocation, inadequate monitoring of night shift staff, and insufficient clarity on investigatory process improvements.

Concerns summary The ward lacked working suction equipment due to a flat battery and an incorrect, unstructured checking procedure, posing a risk to patient airway management.

Concerns summary A local authority failed to act on an urgent GP referral for a patient assessment, leading to a significant one-week delay before a social worker visit.

Concerns summary The absence of street lighting at a junction, combined with the layout allowing vehicles to drive 'straight through', creates a significant road safety hazard.

Concerns summary A lack of signage warning motorists about a concealed entrance posed a significant safety risk, especially for traffic approaching from a particular direction.

Concerns summary Inadequate toilet checking procedures and confusion over protocols for prolonged occupancy led to a significant delay in discovering a person in distress.

Concerns summary Inaccurate vital sign recording and lack of clinician knowledge regarding pediatric early warning and croup severity scoring systems hindered early recognition of illness and effective data entry in GP records.

Concerns summary An unofficial pedestrian crossing point, used by many, had an obscured view due to a large sign, contributing to the incident and near-misses.

Concerns summary The A444 stretch lacks pedestrian/cyclist warning signs, street lighting, and protective barriers, despite regular use by vulnerable road users and a 70mph speed limit, creating a high risk of collisions.

Concerns summary Nursing home staff failed to recognise and act on an acutely unwell resident due to inadequate ongoing training and poor internal investigation. Communication issues during ambulance transfer also posed a risk.