Cynthia Fretwell
16 Dec 2013 · Coroner Jane Gillespie · Nottinghamshire
The coroner's concerns
1. telephone referral system failure
“Telephone referrals and the lack of an effective system for conveying and responding to information between the caller and the doctor. Specifically, | had concerns about the following aspects: In of alerting and informing the doctor of a change in the patient's condition following a telephone referral, (b) Timely consultation and timely responses to telephone referrals from patients and their families. (c) The threshold for determining whether a telephone consultation is adequate or whether a home”