Serious incidents and deaths of patients with a learning disability

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Dear The Whittington Hospital 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

WHITTHEALTH, FoI (THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST), Whittington Health NHS Trust

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FoI request re: Serious incidents and deaths of patients with a learning
disability

Ref: 17-GJ-2802

 

Dear Mr Julian,

 

This is to acknowledge receipt of your request for information relating to
the number of serious incidents and deaths of patients with a learning
disability. This was received on 31 January 2017.

 

I can confirm that your request is being dealt with under the terms of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and that you can expect to receive a reply
within the timescale specified.

The timescale allowed for a response under the FOI legislation is 20
working days therefore, including any impending public holidays, the
deadline for a response is 28 February 2017. If we are able to respond to
you earlier than this, we will do so.

Your request has been forwarded to the relevant department and I'll get
back to you if there is any need for clarification.

 

Please quote the above reference in any further communication on this
matter.

 

Yours sincerely

Malika Hiouni

 

Freedom of Information Office

Whittington Health

Highgate Wing, Level 5

Magdala Avenue

London, N19 5NF

Tel: 020 7288 5653

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WHITTHEALTH, FoI (THE WHITTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST), Whittington Health NHS Trust

FoI request re: Serious incidents and deaths of patients with a learning
disability

Ref: 17-GJ-2802

 

Dear Mr Julian,

 

Please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your request
for information relating to the number of serious incidents and deaths of
patients with a learning disability.  

This was received on 31 January 2017 and has been dealt with under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Please find our responses below:

Request 1:

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

 

2012 2013  2014 2015   2016  
380 367 397 374 258 

 

Request 2:

The number of these deaths that were classified as unexpected: we do not
hold this information.

Request 3:

Total number of deaths that have been referred to the Coroner by the Trust
in each of the last five years: we do not hold this information.

Request 4:

Of these, the number of deaths of patients with a learning disability
referred to the Coroner: we do not hold this information.

Request 5:

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)

2012 2013  2014 2015   2016  
<5 <5 <5 <5 <5

 

Request 6:

Of these, the number of these deaths of patients with a learning
disability that were classified as unexpected: we do not hold this
information.

Request 7:

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: we do not hold this information.

Request 8:

Total number of deaths at the Trust reported on Strategic Executive
Information System (STEIS) in each of the last five years: we do not hold
this information.

Request 9:

If possible, please indicate the number of these that relate to patients
with a learning disability: we do not hold this information.

Request 10:

Total number of initial 72-hour reviews into deaths (as defined by the NHS
Serious Incident Framework) in each of the last five years: we do not hold
this information.

Request 11:

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.

We do not hold this information.

 

I hope you find this information useful.  Please quote the above reference
in any further communication on this matter.

If you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact
me by email, or telephone or at the address shown below. 

 

Yours sincerely

 

Malika Hiouni

FOI Coordinator

Freedom of Information Office

Whittington Health

Highgate Wing, Level 5

Magdala Avenue

London, N19 5NF

Tel: 020 7288 5653

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If you are dissatisfied with this response, Whittington Health operates a
complaints procedure, details of which can be found below:
FOI Complaints: If you remain dissatisfied with the
Trust’s response, you may write to:
In the first instance, write to:
Information Commissioner's Office
Director Lead for Information
Governance Wycliffe House

Director of Strategy Water Lane

Jenner Building Wilmslow

Magdala Avenue Cheshire SK9 5AF

London Telephone: 0303 123 1113 or 01625
545745
N19 5NF
[3]www.ico.org.uk
020 7288 3194
 
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