The Village Medical Centre

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First report 18 Nov 2019•Latest report 18 Nov 2019

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Concerns and recipient responses

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  1. Manchester North

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    Alex Grady · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Alex Grady was found deceased in his bed on 26 February 2019 and died from combined toxicity involving prescribed and non-prescribed medication and illicit drugs. Concerns included the adequacy of support and follow-up when alcohol detoxification is managed solely by a GP, and the accessibility of complete prescription information to healthcare practitioners.

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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 The Village Medical Centre; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to extend detoxification follow-up beyond the medication course to explore continued substance use

    Wider context from the report

    “I heard that Mr Grady’s alcohol detoxification programme in January 2018 involved two appointments with his GP during which prescriptions for a seven day course of Chlordiazepoxide were issued. The GP was unaware that Alex was using any type of drugs. Given Mr Grady’s history of dependency on alcohol and benzodiazepines, a referral into the Drug and Alcohol service would have allowed for specialised support at that time of increased vulnerability. My concern is that if detoxification programmes are provided solely by the GP, adequate support is put in place. If a decision is made to manage the detoxification process within the GP practice, follow up appointments should extend beyond the date of the 7 day medication course so that questions around continued use of substances can be explored. ”
    Open source report

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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 The Village Medical Centre; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of adequate support for GP-provided detoxification programmes

    Wider context from the report

    “I heard that Mr Grady’s alcohol detoxification programme in January 2018 involved two appointments with his GP during which prescriptions for a seven day course of Chlordiazepoxide were issued. The GP was unaware that Alex was using any type of drugs. Given Mr Grady’s history of dependency on alcohol and benzodiazepines, a referral into the Drug and Alcohol service would have allowed for specialised support at that time of increased vulnerability. My concern is that if detoxification programmes are provided solely by the GP, adequate support is put in place. If a decision is made to manage the detoxification process within the GP practice, follow up appointments should extend beyond the date of the 7 day medication course so that questions around continued use of substances can be explored. ”
    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 The Village Medical Centre; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to make complete lists of current and recent prescriptions readily accessible

    Wider context from the report

    “I heard evidence that the reason that the prescriptions for Chlordiazepoxide were not referred to in the two reports prepared by the GP for the purpose of this inquest was because of a ‘glitch’ in the computer system which meant that it was not included in the list of medications listed on the first screen of the patient’s records. My concern is that a complete list of all current and recent prescriptions should be readily accessible to GPs and other healthcare practitioners working within the practice. ”
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