Irene Davies
14 Sept 2022 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester South
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed surgery for renal stones
“The Inquest heard that Mrs [name redacted] was identified as requiring surgery and the discomfort she was in due to the renal stones and from the nephrostomy. Pre-COVID the wait time for surgery was 18 weeks. It had risen to 2 years at the time she required the surgery due to challenges in providing elective surgery during COVID. The Inquest heard that the Trust had been working to clear the backlog and reduce the waiting time but that it still stood at 12 months”
2. delayed ambulance response
“the Inquest was that after falling Mrs [name redacted] needed an ambulance urgently - a Category 2 response. The Inquest heard that the wait for the ambulance was very distressing and arrived outside the target times due to ambulance availability in Greater Manchester at that time. The Inquest heard evidence that there was an ongoing issue of ambulance availability.”
3. untreated vertebral fracture and urinary tract infection
“She was taken to Stepping Hill Hospital. She was found to have a fracture of the vertebrae and to have symptoms of a urinary tract infection. She was treated with antibiotics. On 2nd March 2022 at Stepping Hill Hospital she was found unresponsiv”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
This report
“The Inquest heard that the wait for the ambulance was very distressing and arrived outside the target times due to ambulance availability in Greater Manchester at that time.”
Later report
“could not resource the category 2 disposition within national target times (mean average of 18 minutes, 90th centile of 40 minutes)”
Responses
2022-0284-Response-from-Department-of-Health-and-Social-Care.pdf ↗· Department of Health and Social Care
Stated action · 2024-25
“In February 2022, the NHS published its Delivery Plan for Tackling the COVID-19 Backlog of Elective Care.1 The government plans to spend more than £8 billion from 2022-23 to 2024-25, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund already made available to systems last financial year, to help drive up and protect elective activity. The Delivery Plan also set clear ambitions to eliminate long waits for planned NHS treatment. The overall vision is to eradicate”