Serious incidents and deaths of patients with a learning disability

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Dear Southern Health NHS Foundation 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,

George Julian

Southern Health Freedom of Information, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Mr Julian,

Thank you for your email and request for information.

Please find attached our letter of acknowledgement and confirmation that this request is being handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Should you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Jill Long
Freedom of Information
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Quality and Governance
6 Sterne Road
Tatchbury Mount
Calmore
Southampton
SO40 2RZ

Tel: 02380 874662
Email: [email address]
Web: www.southernhealth.nhs.uk

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Southern Health Freedom of Information, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Dr Julian,

I write with reference to your email below concerning your request under the Freedom of Information Act.

In order for us to provide you with a full response to your request, I have been asked to obtain the following clarification from you.

Please clarify what is meant by deaths at the Trust. Does this include community patients and outpatients as well as inpatients?

If you wish us to include community and outpatients please clarify what time period you wish us to use i.e. whether the patient/service user was seen 3, 6 or 12 months prior to their death?

I would advise that the 20 working day deadline is suspended pending receipt of this information.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter, we look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Yours sincerely

Jill Long
Freedom of Information
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
6 Sterne Road
Tatchbury Mount
Calmore
Southampton
SO40 2RZ
Tel 02380 874662
Email:[email address]

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Dear Jill,

Thanks for coming back to me to clarify my request and apologies it was not clear in the first instance.

In terms of deaths I am interested in all deaths (inpatient and community/outpatients). In terms of time frame contact within six months would be ideal.

Many thanks
George

Southern Health Freedom of Information, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Dr Julian

Thank you for your clarification.

I can confirm that the 20 working day deadline has been reinstated from Friday 3rd February 2017.

Yours sincerely

Amanda Kimber
Freedom of Information Officer and Legal Services Assistant
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
6 Sterne Road
Tatchbury Mount
Calmore
Southampton
SO40 2RZ
Tel 02380 874662
Email:[email address]

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Southern Health Freedom of Information, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Dr Julian

With reference to your recent request to the Trust under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I am writing to you to update you on the progress of this matter.

I can confirm that we are collating information in respect to your request under the Freedom of Information Act and advise that we are not yet in a position to respond fully to your request.

I apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and confirm that we will provide the relevant information as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully

Amanda Kimber
Freedom of Information Officer

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Dear Amanda,

Thanks for keeping me updated - I look forward to the information in due course,

Best wishes
Dr George Julian

Southern Health Freedom of Information, Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Dr Julian

I am pleased to say that we are in a position to respond to your request concerning patient deaths.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in replying.

Please find a copy of our response letter attached for your attention.

This request has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

I am obliged to inform you that all material supplied to you including, layout, presentation, text, logos, icons, photos, and all material is copyright © Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, unless otherwise stated.

You are free to use any information supplied for your own use, including for non-commercial research purposes. The information may also be used for the purposes of news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example by publishing the information or issuing copies to the public, will require the express written permission of the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

If you have any complaints in respect of your information request, please ensure you send these to the address below within 60 days of the date of this response. We regret that we will not respond to any complaints outside of the 60 day period.

Head of Legal and Insurance Services
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
5-6 Sterne Road
Tatchbury Mount
Calmore
Southampton
SO40 2RZ

If your complaint is not resolved to your complete satisfaction, you have the right to apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner’s Office can be contacted by way of letter addressed to:

Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. It would be useful if you would quote the reference above in any future communications.

Kind regards,

Amanda Kimber
Freedom of Information Officer and Legal Services Assistant
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
6 Sterne Road
Tatchbury Mount
Calmore
Southampton
SO40 2RZ
Tel 02380 874662
Email:[email address]

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