Recipient

Mills Family Limited

First report 30 Jan 2025•Latest report 30 Jan 2025

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Private and voluntary organisations · Private limited company. This page brings together reports naming this recipient and response statements clearly connected to concerns raised in those reports.

Reports: 1
Published responses: 100%
Concerns addressed: 5
Stated actions: 4

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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100%published responses found

4stated actions described

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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Mills Family Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

30 Jan2025
Inner South London
Concerns raised7
1. Delegation of investigations without terms of reference
2. Investigation conclusions based on assumptions
3. Lack of detailed organisational investigation guidance
1. Failure to explore all relevant investigation scenarios
2. Lack of routine investigation training for managers
3. Delays in receipt of provider-led report requests resulting in investigations without all relevant issues known
4. Failure of senior management involvement in investigations
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response 4
1. Action
  Strengthen serious-incident investigations through senior-management notification, Director of Care sign-off, root-cause analysis, and evidence-based conclusions.
  Stated completed
2. Action
  Provide all managers with investigation-skills training from Bromley Adult Safeguarding.
  Stated planned
3. Action
  Provide all managers with investigation-skills training from Croner.
  Stated completed
1. Action
  Train all managers on the Accident and Incident Reporting, Serious Incident Notification, and Root Cause Analysis policies and procedures.
  Stated completed
AI-generated summary

James Collier SIDDONS · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

James Collier Siddons, who had very severe frailty and multiple co-morbidities, was admitted to hospital after sustaining a fractured left humerus at a nursing home. He subsequently developed aspiration pneumonia and pyelonephritis and died suddenly from sepsis on 31 January 2022. Concerns were raised that the investigation into his fracture was flawed, that the organisation lacked detailed investigation guidance and routine training, and that relevant issues were not communicated promptly by the local authority.

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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 Mills Family Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Delegation of investigations without terms of reference
Wider context from the report
“1. The investigation into the circumstances of Mr Siddons suffering a fracture was flawed such that lessons that might prevent an incident which could result in a future death have not been learnt a. It failed to explore all the scenarios that might have accounted for fracture. b. It was in part delegated to a deputy manager without terms of reference c. Mills Family senior management was not involved d. The investigation’s conclusions were based on assumptions ”
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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 Mills Family Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Investigation conclusions based on assumptions
Wider context from the report
“1. The investigation into the circumstances of Mr Siddons suffering a fracture was flawed such that lessons that might prevent an incident which could result in a future death have not been learnt a. It failed to explore all the scenarios that might have accounted for fracture. b. It was in part delegated to a deputy manager without terms of reference c. Mills Family senior management was not involved d. The investigation’s conclusions were based on assumptions ”
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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 Mills Family Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of detailed organisational investigation guidance
Wider context from the report
“2. Mills have a policy setting out a broad overview of the principles of investigation but no detailed guidance on how an investigation should be conducted within its organisation ”
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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 Mills Family Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to explore all relevant investigation scenarios
Wider context from the report
“1. The investigation into the circumstances of Mr Siddons suffering a fracture was flawed such that lessons that might prevent an incident which could result in a future death have not been learnt a. It failed to explore all the scenarios that might have accounted for fracture. b. It was in part delegated to a deputy manager without terms of reference c. Mills Family senior management was not involved d. The investigation’s conclusions were based on assumptions ”
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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 Mills Family Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Lack of routine investigation training for managers
Wider context from the report
“3. There is no routine investigation training for managers ”
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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 Mills Family Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Delays in receipt of provider-led report requests resulting in investigations without all relevant issues known
Wider context from the report
“4. Mills did not receive the request for the provider led report from LBB until almost a month after the incident. The investigation was started promptly but had to be conducted without Mills being satisfied that all the relevant issues were known ”
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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 Mills Family Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure of senior management involvement in investigations
Wider context from the report
“1. The investigation into the circumstances of Mr Siddons suffering a fracture was flawed such that lessons that might prevent an incident which could result in a future death have not been learnt a. It failed to explore all the scenarios that might have accounted for fracture. b. It was in part delegated to a deputy manager without terms of reference c. Mills Family senior management was not involved d. The investigation’s conclusions were based on assumptions ”
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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
Strengthen serious-incident investigations through senior-management notification, Director of Care sign-off, root-cause analysis, and evidence-based conclusions.

Verbatim wording from the response
“1. To re-emphasise to all managers and deputy managers that all serious incidents should be notified to the senior management team in line with company policies. Further, re-emphasise that input from the Director of Care, Mandy Finn, should be sought before any investigation report or serious incident report is finalised and circulated.”

Source location
Response from Mills Family Ltd
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Published 30 January 2025
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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
Provide all managers with investigation-skills training from Bromley Adult Safeguarding.

Verbatim wording from the response
“All managers to receive training to improve investigation skills from:”

Source location
Response from Mills Family Ltd
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Published 30 January 2025
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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
Provide all managers with investigation-skills training from Croner.

Verbatim wording from the response
“All managers to receive training to improve investigation skills from:”

Source location
Response from Mills Family Ltd
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Published 30 January 2025
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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
Train all managers on the Accident and Incident Reporting, Serious Incident Notification, and Root Cause Analysis policies and procedures.

Verbatim wording from the response
“2. All managers to receive training on new policies regarding:”

Source location
Response from Mills Family Ltd
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Published 30 January 2025
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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised7

Delegation of investigations without terms of reference

Investigation conclusions based on assumptions

Lack of detailed organisational investigation guidance

Failure to explore all relevant investigation scenarios

Lack of routine investigation training for managers

Delays in receipt of provider-led report requests resulting in investigations without all relevant issues known

Failure of senior management involvement in investigations

Actions described in response An action is something this recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.4

Actions described in response 4