Inadequate hospital care for learning disabled
Failures in basic care, pain assessment, missed examinations, and escalation for learning-disabled adults in hospitals.
2 items
1 source
2 inquiries
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Inadequate hospital care for learning disabled has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
2 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (2)
R29 — Patient weighing equipment
Recommendation: Health Boards should ensure that there is appropriate equipment in each ward to weigh all patients. Patients should be weighed on admission and at least weekly thereafter.
Gov response: Section 3.1 of the Scottish Government's response addresses the need for appropriate equipment by detailing investment in NHS estates, assets, facilities, and equipment. The government has committed over £400 million to improve NHS infrastructure between …
Accepted
17 — Improve Furness General Hospital delivery suite
Recommendation: The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust should identify options, with a view to implementation as soon as practicable, to improve the physical environment of the delivery suite at Furness General Hospital, including particularly access to operating theatres, …
Gov response: [A] Recommendations for the Trust Recommendations for the Trust: 1-18 1. The Morecambe Bay Investigation found that there were serious failures in clinical care at University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, causing avoidable harm …
Accepted