2019

Concerns summary Inadequate discharge planning for a stroke patient included insufficient social care, disregarded family concerns, unassessed falls risk, lack of community support, and unprovided essential safety equipment.

Concerns summary Inadequate low fencing at the railway line allowed easy access, posing a significant risk of death or injury from high-speed trains to both adults and children, despite a clear duty to prevent access.

Concerns summary The recruitment process for a doctor with access to anaesthetic drugs and significant responsibility was completely inadequate, leading to her working alone and posing risks to patients.

Concerns summary Medical evacuation was severely delayed by crew unfamiliarity with a wheelchair extraction stretcher, its incompatibility with ship equipment, and lack of evacuation drills, posing a risk for future survivable injuries.

Concerns summary The national speed limit and lack of street lighting on a trunk road through a village created hazardous pedestrian crossing conditions, especially for vulnerable individuals, requiring an urgent traffic safety review.

Concerns summary The patient was discharged without antibiotics due to missed checks, and an incorrect diagnosis from an internet resource led to ineffective treatment. The resource also lacked a clinician feedback mechanism for inaccuracies.

Concerns summary A long-planned footbridge to eliminate risk at a level crossing has not been built for decades due to stalled plans and unclear responsibility, despite acknowledged safety benefits.

Concerns summary Citywatch radio reports of serious disturbances are not being relayed to police in a timely manner, risking delayed emergency response and a lack of clear protocols for licensed security staff.

Concerns summary Defective lifting equipment, inconsistent daily checks, incomplete records, and significant delays in implementing internal investigation recommendations posed risks to patient safety and proper incident management.

Concerns summary The ambulance call handling system failed to recognize Excitatory Delirium, conflicting guidance for call handlers caused confusion, and training packages contained potentially misleading information, impacting emergency response.

Concerns summary The diver medical certification process is flawed as it doesn't require GP records, enabling misreporting of health issues and risking divers' and potential rescuers' lives.

Concerns summary Incorrect warfarin prescribing went unidentified by multiple professionals, an anti-coagulation chart was mislabeled, and a lack of ward-based pharmacy review, with proposed actions still in infancy.

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Concerns summary Reservoir safety was compromised by a regularly damaged fence and warning signs that failed to consider the needs and understanding of individuals with learning disabilities.

Concerns summary Hospital failures included missing post-operative catheter instructions, an unchecked epidural disconnection despite patient pain, and a system preventing direct consultant follow-up after surgery.

Concerns summary Individuals released from custody are unaware that reduced drug tolerance post-abstinence risks fatal overdose if pre-custody consumption levels are resumed.

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Concerns summary The withdrawal of a dedicated falls service, which previously assisted and assessed fallen individuals, is now dangerously delaying response times and putting vulnerable patients' lives at risk.

Concerns summary There was a systemic failure to conduct required blood tests for renal failure patients due to unclear responsibilities, missing shared care arrangements, and reliance on patients to relay vital information to primary care.

Concerns summary The care home suffered from inadequate governance, untrained and insufficient staff, poor record-keeping, and ill-conceived changes that negatively impacted residents. Board oversight was grossly inadequate.

Concerns summary Detainee healthcare staff were incorrectly advised to use ACDT procedures instead of statutory Rule 35(2) reports, and lacked a formal system to inform the Home Office, impeding Article 2 obligations.

Concerns summary Confusing and inconsistent call handler instructions to police officers during a hanging incident created ambiguity between scene preservation and life preservation, risking unsuccessful rescue attempts.

Concerns summary A critically ill mental health patient could not access immediate inpatient treatment due to a severe lack of local beds and distant, unappealing out-of-area options, exacerbated by age-segregated units.

Concerns summary Insufficient funding and staffing led to excessively long waiting times for urgent psychotherapy, which was not comparable to physical life-threatening illnesses, causing distress and increasing suicide risk.

Concerns summary There was an absence of window restrictors on multiple windows within the building, posing an ongoing fall risk for residents, despite one having been replaced post-incident.