Abdominal pain pathway lacks clear discriminatory criteria

“Our 111-service management team agree that this was a complex case and should have been transferred to a clinician. In order to ensure that call handlers fully understand the need to identify and refer such cases, the following actions have been taken: 1. Work has been undertaken on a focused area of learning known as a”

“Key skills is the name given to core training delivered to all members of staff quarterly. The content varies according to job role and is based upon required system updates, clinical updates and learning from incidents and events. The next key skills for Health Advisors and Emergency Medical Advisors will include a section on dealing with calls from or about patients who have a learning disability.”

“The handling of complex calls has been added to those core competencies and as such new Health Advisors and Emergency Medical Advisors will be required to demonstrate this as a competency moving forwards.”

“Our Head of Governance for 111 plans to publish a shared learning based on [the deceased]'s family's contacts with the 111 service before the end of January 2022.”

“It is for NHS Digital to address the issue of how NHS Pathways accommodates patients with underlying disabilities.”

“SECAmb does not specify a field of experience such as A&E or urgent care because the range of medical conditions and situations with which we deal on a daily basis is so wide. Experience in a wide range of disciplines in our clinical workforce in the 111 service is an advantage; a broad spectrum of experience in different clinical settings (e.g. cardiac, stroke, paediatrics, mental health) helps us to accommodate the extremely diverse needs of our patients.”