Recurring concern
Unreliable communication of patient-care information between clinical staff
- Reports that mention this concern
- 124
- Times this concern has been raised
- 133
- Stated actions linked to this concern
- 193
What this concern includes
Includes failures to communicate relevant patient care, treatment or risk information between clinical staff responsible for the same patient's care.
What is not included
- Formal handover processes where handover itself is the more specific unsafe control
- Communication between separate organisations or agencies governed by a named information-sharing process
- Documentation failures where relevant information was otherwise reliably communicated
- Failure to act after information was reliably communicated
Trends
Reports over time
Reports mentioning this concern, over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Reports and published responses 124 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
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Concerns raised1
Failure to communicate recent haemoglobin test results to clinicians assessing fitness for surgery
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised2
Inadequate communication between the Mental Health Team and Healthcare Unit staff about condition and self-harm risk
Inadequate communication about required observation between the Mental Health In Reach Team and mental care unit staff
This report raised 10 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to discuss proposed treatment with the consultant in charge
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to ensure that advice about clinical care for patients with special clinical requirements reaches all treating clinicians
Linked responses
- Department of Health and Social Care
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Stated actions An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Implement and document a specialist-care flagging system, supported by a standard operating procedure and communicated across the Paediatric Directorate and Governance meeting.
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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Improve the functionality of the implemented specialist-care flagging system.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Department of Health and Social Care
Developing a specialist-patient flag system is a local matter; the NHS Trust must ensure relevant information is routinely accessed and acted upon.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to communicate vomiting symptoms to the anaesthetist and surgeon
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Poor communication between clinical staff and with the patient’s family
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised2
Inadequate communication of nursing staff information to Responsible Clinicians
Failure to communicate Responsible Clinician care decisions to nursing staff appropriately and promptly
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Inappropriate reliance on patients to communicate key clinical information to methadone prescribers
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Breakdown in communication between junior doctors and consultants
This report raised 8 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Failures in communication of significant clinical information
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Data last updated 7 September 2026