Concerns raised 3 Failure to inform the DVLA of medical conditions relevant to safe driving View source Failure to advise drivers of the legal requirement to notify the DVLA of medical conditions View source Failure to advise drivers of the impact of their medical conditions on safe driving View source
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Write to patients with epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease to remind them of DVLA notification responsibilities and identify current drivers for record updates.
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Andrew BIDDLECOMBE · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Andrew BIDDLECOMBE died on 10 July 2020 after the motor car he was driving collided with a sign-post and rolled over, causing fatal head and neck injuries. It could not be ascertained whether he suffered a medical episode or whether poor eyesight and mobility hindered him in avoiding the collision. The concerns included that he had not been advised about the impact of his medical conditions on safe driving or the legal requirement to notify the DVLA, and that the practice did not inform the DVLA of relevant medical conditions.
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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 Emsworth Surgery; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to inform the DVLA of medical conditions relevant to safe driving
Wider context from the report “The deceased was 70 years of age.
The deceased had several medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease; had suffered possible epileptic seizures; had bilateral posterior capsular opacity. The deceased was known to have problematic double vision and was partially sighted in his right eye. The deceased was known to have poor mobility.
The deceased was prescribed medications namely Ipninia XL a medication with a recognised side-effect of sudden sleep onset episodes and Ramipril a medication with recognised side-effects of blurred vision, confusion and dizziness.
It was known that the deceased was a current driver, noting the Parkinson’s review in February 2020.
The deceased had not been advised of the impact of his medical conditions on his ability to drive safely nor had he been advised of the legal requirement to notify the DVLA of his medical conditions.
The practice did not inform the DVLA of the deceased’s medical conditions relevant to the deceased’s ability to drive safely .
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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 Emsworth Surgery; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to advise drivers of the legal requirement to notify the DVLA of medical conditions
Wider context from the report “The deceased was 70 years of age.
The deceased had several medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease; had suffered possible epileptic seizures; had bilateral posterior capsular opacity. The deceased was known to have problematic double vision and was partially sighted in his right eye. The deceased was known to have poor mobility.
The deceased was prescribed medications namely Ipninia XL a medication with a recognised side-effect of sudden sleep onset episodes and Ramipril a medication with recognised side-effects of blurred vision, confusion and dizziness.
It was known that the deceased was a current driver, noting the Parkinson’s review in February 2020.
The deceased had not been advised of the impact of his medical conditions on his ability to drive safely nor had he been advised of the legal requirement to notify the DVLA of his medical conditions .
The practice did not inform the DVLA of the deceased’s medical conditions relevant to the deceased’s ability to drive safely.
” 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 Emsworth Surgery; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to advise drivers of the impact of their medical conditions on safe driving
Wider context from the report “The deceased was 70 years of age.
The deceased had several medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease; had suffered possible epileptic seizures; had bilateral posterior capsular opacity. The deceased was known to have problematic double vision and was partially sighted in his right eye. The deceased was known to have poor mobility.
The deceased was prescribed medications namely Ipninia XL a medication with a recognised side-effect of sudden sleep onset episodes and Ramipril a medication with recognised side-effects of blurred vision, confusion and dizziness.
It was known that the deceased was a current driver, noting the Parkinson’s review in February 2020.
The deceased had not been advised of the impact of his medical conditions on his ability to drive safely nor had he been advised of the legal requirement to notify the DVLA of his medical conditions.
The practice did not inform the DVLA of the deceased’s medical conditions relevant to the deceased’s ability to drive safely.
” Open source report
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How this respondent action was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.
PFD Monitor interpretation Write to patients with epilepsy or Parkinson’s disease to remind them of DVLA notification responsibilities and identify current drivers for record updates.
Verbatim wording from the response “Emsworth Surgery have undertaken a significant event analysis as part of the action arising from the Regulation 28 Report received. We have reviewed the templates that could be used for chronic disease review to ensure there are questions relevant to the patient’s driving status. We have also written to all our patients on the Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Disease register to remind them of their responsibilities to inform the DVLA of their diagnosis. We have asked the patients on these registers to inform us if they are current drivers so we can ensure their records are up to date. Finally, we have sent a medication leaflet to all patients on Ropinirole detailing possible side effects including sudden drowsiness to remind patients of these and the importance of reporting side effects.” Source location 2021-0053-Response-from-Emsworth-Surgery_Published
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