Recurring concern
Incomplete clinical history-taking
- Reports that mention this concern
- 55
- Times this concern has been raised
- 58
- Stated actions linked to this concern
- 96
What this concern includes
Includes failures to obtain a sufficiently complete and relevant patient history during clinical assessment, consultation, admission, clerking or health checks, including failure to elicit relevant information from the patient or appropriate informants.
What is not included
- Excludes failures limited to recording or documenting information that was already obtained, unless the report also identifies incomplete history-taking.
- Excludes failures limited to communicating or handing over an already established history, unless the underlying history was not adequately obtained.
- Excludes deficiencies in treatment, referral, escalation or testing where incomplete history-taking is not itself the recurring unsafe condition.
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 55 reports
See individual reports that have raised this concern, and the actions taken in response
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Concerns raised1
Lack of a system for sufficiently thorough private consultation with family members or carers after inpatient leave
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
Failure to directly assess thoughts of taking one's life
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- North 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.3
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North London NHS Foundation Trust
Update the clinical risk assessment and management policy.
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North London NHS Foundation Trust
Raise with supervisors that risk-assessment content must be checked during supervision.
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North London NHS Foundation Trust
Instruct clinical staff to assess risks to self and others and address identified risks in care plans.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to obtain relevant medical information for care planning during initial reception assessment
This report raised 6 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 obtain relevant family medical history from patients
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Linked response
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Familial history was obtained, and its absence at admission did not materially affect disease-risk assessment or treatment.
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Concerns raised1
Failure of nursing staff to establish a fallen patient’s medical and medication history
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