Solicitor for the family of Brian Francis

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First report 4 Mar 2015•Latest report 4 Mar 2015

Reports, concerns and published responses

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Published responses
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Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Solicitor for the family of Brian Francis linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Powys, Bridgend & Glamorgan Valleys

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    Mr. Brian Francis · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Mr. Brian Francis was admitted to Princess of Wales Hospital on 5 September 2014 after several days of illness and was treated for presumed chest sepsis. He died of a pulmonary embolism the following day. Concerns included a failed process for recording Consultant attendance and the unavailability of Community medical records, which may have affected assessment and the commencement of anti-coagulation therapy.

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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 Solicitor for the family of Brian Francis; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure of paper records to accurately document Consultant patient review

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) The process of a Consultant’s attendance on patient being noted by a ‘tick in the box’ on a paper record failed. The box had been ticked when in fact the patient had not been reviewed by the Consultant. ”
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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 Solicitor for the family of Brian Francis; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Unavailability of Community medical records at hospital admission

    Wider context from the report

    “(2) Had the Community medical records been available at the time of hospital admission the patient would most probably have been assessed differently and in all probability, anti-coagulation therapy commenced immediately or shortly thereafter. ”
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