Serious incidents and deaths of patients with a learning disability

George Julian made this Freedom of Information request to North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear North East Ambulance Service 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
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

Karen Greenacre, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
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Karen Greenacre, North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Please find attached response letter to your Freedom of Information
request.

 

 

Karen Greenacre
Governor Support Officer | Chief Executive’s Directorate

 

Direct Line: 0191 430 2036  
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Bernicia House | Goldcrest Way | Newburn Riverside Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne | NE15 8NY | 0191 430 2000
Unmatched quality of care every time we touch lives

CQC rated good
[1]www.neas.nhs.uk | [2]Twitter: @NEAmbulance | [3]Facebook:
North-East-Ambulance-Service

 

 

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The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust accepts no responsibility or liability for the contents of this email or any changes made after the original email. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the sender and do not necessarily represent those of the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust unless otherwise specifically stated. If you are not the intended recipient (or responsible for delivery) of this email and its attachments, please notify the sender and delete the email and any copies made. The confidentiality of this email cannot be guaranteed unless the contents are exempt from the FOI Act 2000.

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