Matthew Edwards
17 Jul 2017 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester (South)
The coroner's concerns
1. discharge summary not dispatched promptly
“discharge summary was not dispatched until July 2016”
2. lack of follow up appointment booking
“follow up appointment was not made for Mr [name redacted] on his discharge”
3. delayed CT angiogram
“delay of at least 1 week for a CT angiogram”
Responses
Matthew-Edwards-Response.pdf ↗· Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Stated action · October 2017
“The Trust is implementing its plan to introduce new bespoke software to enable the production of an electronic casualty card, to replace the current handwritten casualty cards produced by the team in the Emergency Department. This will mean that the key data from the electronic casualty card will be used to create a discharge summary which will be electronically sent to the patient's GP practice in near real time. It is anticipated that this will ensure that a discharge summary is completed for”