Serious Incident reporting Criteria and Process

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Dear Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust,

Under the Freedom of Information Act :

• Please can you share your serious incident reporting criteria and process

• Are all patients that are admitted to a caseload who die unexpectedly reported as a serious incident for the organisation?

• If not – what criteria do you use?

Yours faithfully,

Anne Chaplin

FOI (HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

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FOI (HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Anne Chaplain

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