Suzanne Greenwood
9 Oct 2015 · Coroner Alan Walsh · Manchester (West)
A similar concern from this report was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. failure to attend appointments leading to missed discharge
“During the Inquest evidence was heard that i, Mrs [name redacted] had not been seen by at The Priory Hospital, Altrincham after her last review on the 21% November 2013 prior to her death on the 23 December 2014. She had failed to attend appointments in January 2014 but there had been no contact with her, either by telephone or letter, following her failure to attend the appointment on the 16”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
This report
“There are no systems, either in private practice or in the Priory Hospital, Altrincham to contact patients following a failure to attend appointments”
Later report
“(3) There was no immediate follow up by e mail or fax to the Crisis Team to notify the discharge, and the fact that Mr [name redacted] was at high risk because of the anxiety created when he was living at home.”
Responses
2015-0370-Response-by-The-Priory_Redacted.pdf ↗· The Priory Hospital
Stated action · 2015-12-04
“The amended Policy H105: Practising Privileges for Independent Doctors has been circulated electronically across the Healthcare Division with voting buttons to acknowledge receipt.”