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  1. Addressed to: ████████ - Operations Director of Adbolton Hall Nursing Home.

    Nottinghamshire

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    Joan Osborne · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Joan Osborne, who had diabetes and advanced dementia, died on 25 August 2017 after repeated difficulties obtaining her blood glucose levels and administering her insulin. The concerns included failures by nursing home staff to seek medical assistance or escalate her missed insulin, inadequate records, failure to recognise her deteriorating condition, and inaccurate blood glucose measurement and treatment on 22 August 2017.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to seek Dementia Outreach Team assistance for deteriorating blood glucose and insulin compliance

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) The nursing home staff did not seek assistance from the Dementia Outreach Team when Mrs Osborne’s compliance with her blood glucose levels and insulin prescription deteriorated at the end of 2016 onwards. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to seek medical assistance when insulin is refused over an extended period

    Wider context from the report

    “(3) The nursing home staff did not seek medical assistance for Mrs Osborne when she refused to have her insulin prescription over an extended period, on two separate occasions, leading to her hospitalisation on 12.08.2017 and 22.08.2017. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to recognise an incorrect blood glucose reading

    Wider context from the report

    “(8) A member of staff at the care home was unable to accurately obtain Mrs Osborne’s blood glucose level on 22.08.2017 when asked by the GP and did not recognise that the reading was incorrect. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Inability to accurately obtain blood glucose levels

    Wider context from the report

    “(8) A member of staff at the care home was unable to accurately obtain Mrs Osborne’s blood glucose level on 22.08.2017 when asked by the GP and did not recognise that the reading was incorrect. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to alert management to prolonged insulin refusal

    Wider context from the report

    “(4) The nursing home staff did not alert anyone in the management team to the fact that Mrs Osborne had refused to have her insulin prescription for a period of 3 days prior to her hospitalisation on 22.08.2017. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to administer Lucozade safely when blood glucose levels are unavailable or critically high

    Wider context from the report

    “(7) Mrs Osborne was incorrectly given Lucozade on the morning of 22.08.2017 at a point when her blood glucose levels had not been obtained, and were ‘HI’. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Inadequate completion of nursing home records

    Wider context from the report

    “(5) The nursing home records in respect of Mrs Osborne were inadequately completed. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to seek urgent GP attention during attendance at the home

    Wider context from the report

    “(6) The nursing home staff did not recognise the need, nor seek help, for Mrs Osborne’s deteriorating condition on 22.08.2017 and did not seek the urgent attention of her GP upon his usual attendance at the home on that date. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

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    Failure to make staff available for pre-arranged Diabetes Nurse appointments

    Wider context from the report

    “(2) The nursing home did not make any members of staff available for the pre-arranged appointment with the Diabetes Nurse on 28.11.2017 resulting in a missed opportunity to seek assistance with Mrs Osborne’s compliance. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Adbolton Hall; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to recognise and seek help for a deteriorating condition

    Wider context from the report

    “(6) The nursing home staff did not recognise the need, nor seek help, for Mrs Osborne’s deteriorating condition on 22.08.2017 and did not seek the urgent attention of her GP upon his usual attendance at the home on that date. ”
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