Raymond Pollard
25 Jan 2017 · Coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley · Brighton and Hove
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. discharge of patient with no real improvement
“A poorly informed decision to discharge made for a patient with no real Improvement in his condition”
2. lack of post-discharge medical review
“The patient was not seen again by a doctor or reviewed as to suitability for discharge”
3. failure of discharge compromising patient health
“As a result the discharge failed and this failure seriously compromised Mr [name redacted]”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“The Trust's discharge policy is excellent on paper, but unfortunately does not appear to be practiced, or wasn't in Mrs. [name redacted] case”
This report
“(1) A poorly informed decision to discharge made for a patient with no real Improvement in his condition.”
Responses
2017-0023-Response-by-Brighton-and-West-Sussex-University-Hospital-NHSTrust.pdf ↗· Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Stated action
“The Trust is committed to ensuring that all available medical resources are used as effectively as possible; this includes prioritising those patients who will most benefit from direct medical input, rather than providing automatic medical review of all patients.”