Inaccurate discharge letters to primary care

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• 2016 → 2019Lewis Doyle2 years 8 months after Margaret Dempsie · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight that hospital discharge letters to GPs contain inaccurate or omitted clinical information, risking unsafe patient care.

  Margaret Dempsie · 24 Oct 2016

  “The discharge letter from the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust addressed to the primary care team contained inaccuracies. It stated that Mrs [name redacted] had been suffering from aspiration pneumonia when no pneumonia had been identified”

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  Lewis Doyle · 24 Jun 2019

  “When Mr [name redacted] was discharged from the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital the GP discharge letter was sent to his GP. Mr [name redacted] was receiving treatment for Acute Coronary Syndrome but also mental health care for a Recurrent Depressive Illness”

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  Earlier report in the app · Later report in the app