Serious incidents and deaths of patients with a learning disability

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Dear Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust,

Please could you provide the following information:

1a) total number of deaths that have occurred at the Trust in each of the the last five years (please provide data broken down by year)
1b) the number of these deaths that were classified as unexpected

2a) total number of deaths that have been referred to the Coroner by the Trust in each of the last five years
2b) of these, the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability referred to the Coroner

3a) total number of deaths of patients with a learning disability that have occurred at the Trust in each of the last five years (please provide total number and indicate whether they were inpatients at the time of their deaths)
3b) of these, the number of these deaths of patients with a learning disability that were classified as unexpected

4a) total number of deaths at the Trust reported as an incident on the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) in each of the last five years
4b) total number of deaths at the Trust reported on Strategic Executive Information System (STEIS) in each of the last five years
4c) if possible, please indicate the number of these that relate to patients with a learning disability

5a) total number of initial 72-hour reviews into deaths (as defined by the NHS Serious Incident Framework) in each of the last five years
5b) total number of investigations into deaths (as defined by the NHS SI Framework) in each of the last five years - please provide data broken down by severity, Level 1 internal investigations, Level 2 comprehensive internal investigations, Level 3 independent investigations. Please also indicate whether the numbers refer to investigations opened or completed.

Many thanks for your time.

Yours faithfully,
Dr George Julian

LAY, Kellie (HINCHINGBROOKE HEALTH CARE NHS TRUST), Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust

Dear Dr Julian

 

Reference Number FOI 2017 – 58

 

Thank you for your request for information about Serious incidents and
deaths of patients at Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust.

 

We anticipate being able to provide a response within the timescales
allowed under the Act.

 

In the meantime if you have any questions regarding this request please
contact us directly quoting the reference number above.

 

 

The Freedom of Information Team

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LAY, Kellie (HINCHINGBROOKE HEALTH CARE NHS TRUST), Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust

Dear George

The completion of your request that you sent us on 31/01/17 is taking longer than we anticipated. Could we please therefore ask you for an extension of 15 working days?

Could you please confirm that you are happy with the extension?

In the meantime if you have any questions please contact

FOI Team

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Dear Kellie

Thanks for letting me know. I look forward to receiving the information in due course.

Best wishes
Dr George Julian

LAY, Kellie (HINCHINGBROOKE HEALTH CARE NHS TRUST), Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust

Ref: FOI/2017/058

 

Dear Dr George Julian

 

Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed below.

 

Requesters Question and Trust Response:

 

1a) total number of deaths that have occurred at the Trust in each of the
the last five years (please provide data broken down by year)

 

The Trust does not have this data

 

1b) the number of these deaths that were classified as unexpected

 

The Trust does not have this data

 

2a) total number of deaths that have been referred to the Coroner by the
Trust in each of the last five years

 

The Trust does not have this data

 

2b) of these, the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability
referred to the Coroner

 

Not known

 

3a) total number of deaths of patients with a learning disability that
have occurred at the Trust in each of the last five years (please provide
total number and indicate whether they were inpatients at the time of
their deaths)

 

The Trust does not have this data

 

3b) of these, the number of these deaths of patients with a learning
disability that were classified as unexpected

 

Not known

 

4a) total number of deaths at the Trust reported as an incident on the
National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) in each of the last five
years

 

Information is available in the public domain via the NRLS website – this
is published data

 

4b) total number of deaths at the Trust reported on Strategic Executive
Information System (STEIS) in each of the last five years

 

11 (April 2013 to date)

 

4c) if possible, please indicate the number of these that relate to
patients with a learning disability

 

Not known

 

5a) total number of initial 72-hour reviews into deaths (as defined by the
NHS Serious Incident Framework) in each of the last five years

 

11 – it is assumed that each of the deaths would require a 72 hour report

 

5b) total number of investigations into deaths (as defined by the NHS SI
Framework) in each of the last five years - please provide data broken
down by severity, Level 1 internal investigations, Level 2 comprehensive
internal investigations, Level 3 independent investigations. Please also
indicate whether the numbers refer to investigations opened or completed.

 

If the death has been reported on STEIS as explained at 4b) then an
automatic, level 2 comprehensive investigation (SI) will have been carried
out. 

 

Should you remain dissatisfied with the outcome you have a right under s50
of the Freedom of Information Act to appeal against the decision by
contacting;

 

Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

SK9 5AF

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

FOI Team

Hinchingbrooke Hospotal

 

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