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First report 14 Mar 2014•Latest report 14 Mar 2014

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Reports
1

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Published responses
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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Eltham Medical Practice linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Addressed to Eltham Park Surgery, now represented here by Eltham Medical Practice.

    Inner South London

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    Teresa Lonergan · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Teresa Lonergan, aged 73, was found dead at home on 4 September 2012 after taking an overdose of morphine that she had hoarded. The concerns included large quantities of prescribed morphine being available, repeat prescriptions and no reported monitoring of her consumption of controlled drugs.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

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

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to monitor consumption of prescribed controlled drugs

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) At the scene the following bottles of morphine were found: 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5mls 10% remaining, dated 21/02/12 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5ml 30% remaining, dated 09/03/12 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5ml 33% remaining, dated 08/05/12 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5ml 75% remaining ? date 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5ml, full, dated 13/07/12 and 3 loose strips of 10mg Zomorph with 23 of 28 remaining It was calculated that if the liquid morphine alone was considered there was 340mg available. The pathologist advised that 100 to 200mg would probably be sufficient to cause a fatality. (2) She was a retired matron. She was visited twice daily by her care worker, who opened her bottles for her as she was not able to do so herself. She did not report any medical instructions from doctors about administration or monitoring. Her GP issued repeat prescriptions of: 10mg Zomorph MR3 capsules 1 dse (issue up to 120), last issued 03/05/12 Morphine sulphate 10mg/5ml qds prn (issue up to 200mls)last issued 11/07/12. This was in addition to regular benzodiazepines and other non controlled analgesia. It was reported that she was visited several times a year by the surgery and kept in contact on the phone. There was no report of any monitoring of her consumption of controlled drugs, but the evidence from the general practice was read. She appeared to continue to draw prescriptions but not consume them as prescribed, thus building up a hoard, and providing the means for a deliberate overdose to be taken. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

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

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Availability of potentially fatal quantities of morphine for overdose

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) At the scene the following bottles of morphine were found: 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5mls 10% remaining, dated 21/02/12 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5ml 30% remaining, dated 09/03/12 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5ml 33% remaining, dated 08/05/12 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5ml 75% remaining ? date 1 100 ml bottle 10mg/5ml, full, dated 13/07/12 and 3 loose strips of 10mg Zomorph with 23 of 28 remaining It was calculated that if the liquid morphine alone was considered there was 340mg available. The pathologist advised that 100 to 200mg would probably be sufficient to cause a fatality. (2) She was a retired matron. She was visited twice daily by her care worker, who opened her bottles for her as she was not able to do so herself. She did not report any medical instructions from doctors about administration or monitoring. Her GP issued repeat prescriptions of: 10mg Zomorph MR3 capsules 1 dse (issue up to 120), last issued 03/05/12 Morphine sulphate 10mg/5ml qds prn (issue up to 200mls)last issued 11/07/12. This was in addition to regular benzodiazepines and other non controlled analgesia. It was reported that she was visited several times a year by the surgery and kept in contact on the phone. There was no report of any monitoring of her consumption of controlled drugs, but the evidence from the general practice was read. She appeared to continue to draw prescriptions but not consume them as prescribed, thus building up a hoard, and providing the means for a deliberate overdose to be taken. ”
    Open source report
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