Leonard Pritchard
17 Jun 2021 · Coroner Adam Hodson · Birmingham and Solihull
The coroner's concerns
1. inadequate supply of mobility aids in emergency department
“there is an inadequate supply of mobility aids within the emergency department of Good Hope Hospital which are utilised by the Older People Assessment and Liaison (OPAL) team when assessing patient's mobility, and which are given to patients who are identified as requiring an aid”
Responses
2021-0207-Response-from-Queen-Elizabeth-Hospital-Birmingham_Published.pdf ↗· NHS England
Stated action · immediately following the Inquest
“immediately following the Inquest 5 zimmer frames were sourced internally and were made available for immediate use within the ED the same evening”