Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Incomplete employment history for long term locum doctors
The earlier warning
Thomas Warren · 14 Aug 2014 · Andrew Harris, London (Inner South)
“There are particular difficulties with securing a complete sequence of employment and the associated references and confirmation about concerns for fitness to practice of long term locum doctors who may have gaps between jobs or worked abroad”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/thomas-warren
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Thomas Warren (14 Aug 2014) · stated timescale: January 2015
“time. We also review both policy and practice in relation to employment checks on a regular basis and as changes to the national requirements are introduced.”
judiciary.uk/…/2014-0378-Response-by-Lewisham-Greenwich-NHS-Tru…
What recurred
- 11 May 2023 · Nicholas Pennicott · Penelope Schofield · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Thomas Warren · 14 Aug 2014
“There are particular difficulties with securing a complete sequence of employment and the associated references and confirmation about concerns for fitness to practice of long term locum doctors who may have gaps between jobs or worked abroad”
Later · Nicholas Pennicott · 11 May 2023
“The Trust had relied on long term locum consultants, leading to some short-term gaps in provision.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.