Inadequate nighttime patient observation documentation
The Priory Group received 2 coroners' reports about this hazard between 5 Mar 2014 and 31 Oct 2016.
They came from 2 different coroners in 2 coroner areas. A similar concern was raised again 1 time after the first warning.
A published response was found for 1 of the 1 earlier reports, stating 1 specific action.
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“There were repeated failures to perform basic nursing observations”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ The Priory Group responded, stating 1 specific action.Response (PDF) ↗
“In response to points one and three, | understand that the records falsification and a number of key missing observations in Mr [name redacted] case for the afternoon he absconded from the ward, fell to one nurse, | am informed that the relevant individual was disciplined through Priory's internal processes and dismissed from employment. She was also referred to the NMC as her actions fell short of the standard required.”
- 2 years 8 months laterIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · higha different coroner
“The system of observations carried out within the unit, particularly at night is in need of reform.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ The most recent report. A response may not be due or published yet.
- All reports to The Priory Group
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2014 → 2016Anthony McManus2 years 8 months after Neil Carter · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · highBoth reports highlight failures in performing proper patient observations, especially regarding timing and documentation.
Neil Carter · 5 Mar 2014
“There were repeated failures to perform basic nursing observations”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Anthony McManus · 31 Oct 2016
“The system of observations carried out within the unit, particularly at night is in need of reform.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Stated action in the response to the earlier report
“In response to points one and three, | understand that the records falsification and a number of key missing observations in Mr [name redacted] case for the afternoon he absconded from the ward, fell to one nurse, | am informed that the relevant individual was disciplined through Priory's internal processes and dismissed from employment. She was also referred to the NMC as her actions fell short of the standard required.”
Stated action
“In response to points one and three, | understand that the records falsification and a number of key missing observations in Mr [name redacted] case for the afternoon he absconded from the ward, fell to one nurse, | am informed that the relevant individual was disciplined through Priory's internal processes and dismissed from employment. She was also referred to the NMC as her actions fell short of the standard required.”
No published response from The Priory Group was found for this report. It is the most recent report, so a response may not be due or published yet.
- Each report's concerns were extracted by Nemotron 3 Nano on Nebius Token Factory, each with a quote copied from the report.
- Concerns from reports to The Priory Group at least six months apart were compared by meaning (Qwen3 embeddings) and wording (TF-IDF).
- The closest pairs were judged by Nemotron 3 Super with reasoning on. Only identical or closely related, with confidence of at least 0.70, are shown.
- Every quote was checked by code as an exact substring of the original text. Names of staff and family are redacted, and the deceased are named by report title only.
| Link | Meaning | Wording | Judge | Coroner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 → 2016 | 0.76 | 0.05 | Identical · 0.90 | different |
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