Edwina Moses
22 Dec 2016 · Coroner Andrew Barkley · South Wales Central
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of one to one nursing support
“there was a poor system in additional nursing cover to provide one to one support”
2. unavailable additional nursing cover
“additional nursing cover not to attend and staff were then left to provide one to one cover alongside their main stream duties”
3. inadequate staffing levels
“appropriate staffing levels on wards and the ability of staff to safely look after patients must be a concern”
Responses
2016-0462-Response-by-University-Health-Board.pdf ↗· ABMU Health Board
Stated action · February 2017
“The Princess of Wales Hospital Managed Unit has reviewed its process around enhanced observation. The review included the standard of completion of Risk Assessments and introducing a process to monitor staffing levels across the site which will include the identification of all patients requiring enhanced observation.”