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First report 4 Aug 2014•Latest report 4 Aug 2014

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

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Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Harrogate District Hospital linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. West Yorkshire (Eastern)

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    Carol Lynne Walker · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Carol Lynne Walker died at home on 19 November 2013 after developing a pulmonary thromboembolism due to deep vein thrombosis following a left ankle fracture treated with a plastercast. The report raised concerns that chemical thromboprophylaxis and formal venous thromboembolism risk assessments were not routinely provided for conservatively treated lower-limb injuries immobilised in casts that were considered low risk.

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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 Harrogate District Hospital; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to routinely administer chemical thromboprophylaxis to conservatively treated lower-limb injury patients in immobilising casts considered at low risk of venous thromboembolism

    Wider context from the report

    “1. I understand that at the time it was not standard practice in either the Orthopaedic Department or the Emergency Department at Harrogate District Hospital to routinely administer Chemical Thrombo Prophylaxis to patients with conservatively treated lower limb injuries immobilising cast considered to be at low risk of venous thromboembolism. 2. Nor was it standard practice in the Trust for a formal venous thromboembolism risk assessment to be undertaken in this patient group. ”
    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 Harrogate District Hospital; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to undertake formal venous thromboembolism risk assessments for patients with conservatively treated lower-limb injuries in immobilising casts

    Wider context from the report

    “1. I understand that at the time it was not standard practice in either the Orthopaedic Department or the Emergency Department at Harrogate District Hospital to routinely administer Chemical Thrombo Prophylaxis to patients with conservatively treated lower limb injuries immobilising cast considered to be at low risk of venous thromboembolism. 2. Nor was it standard practice in the Trust for a formal venous thromboembolism risk assessment to be undertaken in this patient group. ”
    Open source report
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