Deaths of patients with a learning disability and serious incidents

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Dear London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust,

Please would you provide the following information:

1) the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability that occurred in the last three years (by years defined as 1/4/16 - 31/3/17, 1/4/17 - 31/3/18, 1/4/18 to present).

2) the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability reported as an incident on the National Reporting and Learning System (NLRS) in the last three years (defined as above)

3) the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability reported as an incident on the Strategic Executive Information System (STEIS) in the last three years (defined as above)

I look forward to hearing from you,
Many thanks
Dr George Julian

FOI (LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST), London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Dear Dr Julian,

 

Thank you for your recent email to London North West University Healthcare
NHS Trust, which I can confirm is being treated as a FOI (Freedom of
Information) request.

 

Please note that our reference number for this request is 2021-19 (*please
quote this on all correspondence)

 

Should you have any further queries or information related to this
request, please do not hesitate in replying to this email.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Team

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

[1][email address]

 

 

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FOI (LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST), London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Dear Dr Julian,

 

FOI Ref: 2021-19 (*Please quote this reference number on all
correspondence)

 

Please find below the response to your Freedom of Information request to
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

 

I would like to take this opportunity to offer my apologies for the
unacceptable delay in this matter being formally responded to. 
Unfortunately, this delay appears to be owing to an administrative error,
and recent change in staffing, which has caused unnecessary delays in this
matter being formally responded to.  Please be assured that staff have
been reminded that such errors are unacceptable, and highlighted the
importance in ensuring that such issues do not reoccur.

 

You may re-use this information (except for logos) under the terms of the
Open Government Licence^1.  If you would prefer to receive the information
in an alternative electronic format, please let us know.

 

Please let us know if you require more details or further clarification. 
You can find out more about the Trust and our publication scheme at our
website^2.

 

I am now in a position to respond to your noted questions/query as
follows;

 

1)      The number of deaths of patients with a learning disability that
occurred in the last three years (by years defined as 1/4/16 - 31/3/17,
1/4/17 - 31/3/18, 1/4/18 to present).

 

1/4/16 - 31/3/                    = 9

1/4/17 - 31/3/18               = 8        

1/4/18 to present)           = 33                 

 

2)      The number of deaths of patients with a learning disability
reported as an incident on the National Reporting and Learning System
(NLRS) in the last three years (defined as above)

3)      The number of deaths of patients with a learning disability
reported as an incident on the Strategic Executive Information System
(STEIS) in the last three years (defined as above)

 

It has become apparent that this information is not centrally recorded by
the Trust, and therefore staff would need to conduct a manual search of
all patient health records which would exceed the 18 hour time limit. We
have therefore applied an exemption under section 12 of the Freedom of
Information Act, where in this case, the cost of compliance would exceed
the appropriate limit under the act.

 

I hope this information helps, however, should you be dissatisfied with
our response, please use our FOI review process by contacting
[1][email address] or writing to:

 

Information Governance Manager (FOI Review)

Information Governance

Northwick Park Hospital

P Block

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ

 

Please be aware that reviews will not be conducted via public forum, and
we will require your name and contact address in order to respond.

 

If you remain dissatisfied after a review, you have the right under s50 of
the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office for a decision.

 

Further details about this and the Act can be found on their website^3.

 

^1 Either version 3 or, at your discretion, any later version –
[2]http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/o...

^2 [3]https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom...

^3 [4]http://www.ico.org.uk

 

FOI Team

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

[5][email address]

 

 

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