5 Dec 2017 Stephanie Cave · Prevention of Future Deaths report South Wales Central
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Concerns raised 5 Lack of training on completing and recording enhanced observations View source Lack of written guidelines for completing and recording enhanced observations View source Inconsistent conduct of enhanced observations View source Inconsistent recording of enhanced observations View source Failure to routinely record precise times of enhanced observations View source See 2 more concerns
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Stephanie Cave · Prevention of Future Deaths report
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Stephanie Cave had a history of deteriorating mental health, self-harm and attempts to end her life, and died after being found with a ligature around her neck on 17 August 2017 while in hospital care. The concerns identified included inconsistent enhanced observations, lack of training and written guidance for conducting and recording observations, and failure to routinely record precise observation times.
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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 Ludlow Street Healthcare Group Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of training on completing and recording enhanced observations
Wider context from the report “(2) The evidence also revealed that there was no training provided and no written guidelines on how such observations should be completed and how they should be recorded in the observation forms.
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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 Ludlow Street Healthcare Group Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Lack of written guidelines for completing and recording enhanced observations
Wider context from the report “(2) The evidence also revealed that there was no training provided and no written guidelines on how such observations should be completed and how they should be recorded in the observation forms .
” 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 Ludlow Street Healthcare Group Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Inconsistent conduct of enhanced observations
Wider context from the report “(1) The evidence revealed that there was an inconsistent approach taken by staff when conducting and recording enhanced observations on patients detained under the Mental Health Act and at risk of self-harm and suicide when asleep.
” 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 Ludlow Street Healthcare Group Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Inconsistent recording of enhanced observations
Wider context from the report “(1) The evidence revealed that there was an inconsistent approach taken by staff when conducting and recording enhanced observations on patients detained under the Mental Health Act and at risk of self-harm and suicide when asleep.
” 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 Ludlow Street Healthcare Group Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation Failure to routinely record precise times of enhanced observations
Wider context from the report “(3) The evidence also revealed that precise times of such observations were not routinely being recorded .
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