Recurring concern
Unreliable access to equipment for contemporaneous clinical-observation recording
- Reports that mention this concern
- 2
- Times this concern has been raised
- 2
- Stated actions linked to this concern
- 4
What this concern includes
Includes failures to provide, maintain or make accessible suitable equipment that staff need to record clinical observation results contemporaneously during care, including mobile recording devices, computers and comparable point-of-care recording equipment.
What is not included
- Excludes failures to perform, interpret, communicate or act on clinical observations when suitable recording equipment was available and the recording-equipment process was reliable.
- Excludes general clinical-equipment shortages, maintenance or serviceability failures that are not specifically tied to contemporaneous recording of clinical observations.
- Excludes general electronic-record access, documentation-quality and information-transfer failures where the problem is not unavailable or inaccessible equipment for recording observations.
- Excludes equipment used solely to measure observations, such as thermometers or pulse oximeters, unless the asserted deficiency concerns recording the resulting observations.
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 2 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
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Concerns raised1
Unavailability of mobile recording devices for recording observation results
This report raised 4 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Kingsley Care Homes Limited
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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Kingsley Care Homes Limited
Train Deputy Managers to rebuild handheld-device software when devices become inoperable.
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Kingsley Care Homes Limited
Increase Downham Grange recording capacity by purchasing three handheld devices and enabling PCS access on medication devices for nurses.
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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Kingsley Care Homes Limited
The Company considers computer access at nearby nursing stations sufficient for nurses to record PCS entries without assigned mobile devices.
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Concerns raised1
Unavailability of a computer in the delivery suite for contemporaneous observation recording
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation 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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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Review Labour Ward workstations on wheels to confirm computer availability in every labour room and identify required actions.
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Instruct staff to keep workstation-on-wheels carts in delivery rooms and report equipment problems through coordination, IT and incident-reporting channels.
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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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
The Labour Ward had an appropriate number of workstations; the issue was staff removing workstation carts from labour rooms.
Actions and positions describe what organisations say in published responses. Implementation is not independently verified.
Data last updated 7 September 2026