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Finlay Joshua ROBERTS · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 20 Jun 2025•Inner North London

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Concerns
3

Raised in this report

Recipients
4

Named on the report

Responses found
4

Of 4 recipients

Stated actions
28

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised3

  1. Lack of paediatric nursing observations
    Part of recurring concern: Unreliable patient observation arrangements
  2. Failure of medical staff to recognise absent nursing observations
  3. Failure to complete final nursing observations before discharge
    Part of recurring concern: Unreliable hospital discharge processesPart of recurring concern: Unreliable patient observation arrangements
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.20

  1. Action

    Design and pilot a revised paediatric early warning score for emergency departments.

    Stated by Royal College of Emergency MedicineStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  2. Action

    Publish standards requiring emergency departments to use a specific paediatric early warning score with appropriate triggers and actions.

    Stated by Royal College of Emergency MedicineStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  3. Action

    Require review of vital signs before paediatric discharge through the ED discharge checklist and audit its use regularly.

    Stated by Whittington Health NHS TrustStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 July 2025.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.1

  1. Position

    Individual nursing practice and the reported concerns fall outside the organisation’s regulatory functions and authority.

    Stated by Royal College of NursingOutside remitThe respondent said that this matter was outside its role or authority.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of paediatric nursing observations

Wider context from the report

“The lack of serial nursing observations was a fundamental omission from Finlay’s care. I heard at inquest that there have been many improvements in the paediatric emergency department at the Whittington since his death, not least of which has been the addition of more nursing staff. However, a lack of paediatric nursing observations is a subject about which I wrote a PFD report on 13 March 2025 to a different hospital (the Royal Free) following the death of Billie Wicks. I remain concerned on two counts: 1. A lack of nursing observations may be a much wider issue than is recognised. In my experience there is nothing about the Whittington and the Royal Free that stands out as unusual. 2. The medical staff at the Whittington did not recognise the lack of nursing observations. • Observations were thought to be acceptable because they were not reported as otherwise, when in fact they were absent. • The discharging doctor decided that, if his final observations were normal Finlay could go home. Those observations were never carried out, but Finlay was nevertheless discharged. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Unreliable patient observation arrangements.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure of medical staff to recognise absent nursing observations

Wider context from the report

“The lack of serial nursing observations was a fundamental omission from Finlay’s care. I heard at inquest that there have been many improvements in the paediatric emergency department at the Whittington since his death, not least of which has been the addition of more nursing staff. However, a lack of paediatric nursing observations is a subject about which I wrote a PFD report on 13 March 2025 to a different hospital (the Royal Free) following the death of Billie Wicks. I remain concerned on two counts: 1. A lack of nursing observations may be a much wider issue than is recognised. In my experience there is nothing about the Whittington and the Royal Free that stands out as unusual. 2. The medical staff at the Whittington did not recognise the lack of nursing observations. • Observations were thought to be acceptable because they were not reported as otherwise, when in fact they were absent. • The discharging doctor decided that, if his final observations were normal Finlay could go home. Those observations were never carried out, but Finlay was nevertheless discharged. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to complete final nursing observations before discharge

Wider context from the report

“The lack of serial nursing observations was a fundamental omission from Finlay’s care. I heard at inquest that there have been many improvements in the paediatric emergency department at the Whittington since his death, not least of which has been the addition of more nursing staff. However, a lack of paediatric nursing observations is a subject about which I wrote a PFD report on 13 March 2025 to a different hospital (the Royal Free) following the death of Billie Wicks. I remain concerned on two counts: 1. A lack of nursing observations may be a much wider issue than is recognised. In my experience there is nothing about the Whittington and the Royal Free that stands out as unusual. 2. The medical staff at the Whittington did not recognise the lack of nursing observations. • Observations were thought to be acceptable because they were not reported as otherwise, when in fact they were absent. • The discharging doctor decided that, if his final observations were normal Finlay could go home. Those observations were never carried out, but Finlay was nevertheless discharged. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Unreliable hospital discharge processes; Unreliable patient observation arrangements.

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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

Design and pilot a revised paediatric early warning score for emergency departments.

Verbatim wording from the response

“RCEM is involved in the design and piloting of a revised paediatric early warning score specifically intended for Emergency Departments.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Publish standards requiring emergency departments to use a specific paediatric early warning score with appropriate triggers and actions.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The standards that RCEM published in 2024 in Guidelines for the provision of Emergency Services include that “Emergency Departments must use a specific paediatric early warning score and ensure that appropriate triggers and actions are in place.” All Paediatric early warning scores dictate how often observations should be checked depending on the age of the child and initial observations.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Require review of vital signs before paediatric discharge through the ED discharge checklist and audit its use regularly.

Verbatim wording from the response

“◦ The ED paediatric discharge checklist now requires that there is a review of patient’s vital signs prior to discharge. This has been implemented since Finlay’s death and its use will be audited regularly.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Disseminate the ED paediatric discharge checklist at emergency, surgical and paediatric inductions and thereafter at future medical inductions.

Verbatim wording from the response

“◦ The discharge checklist will be disseminated at ED and surgical induction in August and paediatric induction in September and at all future medical inductions thereafter.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Provide vital-signs, escalation, local-induction and policy training to nurses and other clinical staff, including triage competency training.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Training & Induction Enhancements: ◦ All new nurses now receive training on vital signs monitoring and escalation during induction and in-house triage training. This ensures that all new starters have a foundational understanding of the importance of recording and escalating abnormal observations from the outset. All clinical staff are also required to familiarise themselves with the department’s common presentation policies during their induction.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Require complete triage vital-sign sets for children with medical complaints and escalate abnormal or repeat observations using PEWS and national guidance.

Verbatim wording from the response

“◦ At triage a complete set of vital signs appropriate to their clinical presentation is required for every child presenting to the department with a medical complaint. This standard has been reinforced through the Emergency Department Triage Training Study Day, which all triage nurses attend. These triage observations will be as recommended by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM)”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Allocate paediatric emergency cubicles and patient cohorts to designated nurses to establish responsibility and continuity of care.

Verbatim wording from the response

“◦ We have introduced the allocation of cubicles where nurses are assigned responsibility for specific cubicles and key assessments i.e. Triage and patient cohorts to ensure ownership and continuity of care.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Continue staff training and induction on complete observations and escalation, including the content in paediatric emergency simulation training.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Ongoing training and induction for all staff in regard to the importance of complete observations and their escalation. This training will also be part of all simulation training in PED”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Review paediatric emergency staffing against safer-nursing-care data and professional judgement, resulting in additional nursing staff, with ongoing safety-level monitoring.

Verbatim wording from the response

“◦ Staffing levels in the Paediatric Emergency department have been reviewed and aligned with SNCT (safer nursing care tool data), and professional judgement based on staff feedback. This review resulted in additional nursing staff. The staffing levels will continue to be reviewed and reported to the Board on a six monthly basis.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Monitor observation-compliance safety through clinical governance committees and report to the Patient Safety Group and Trust Board.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Ongoing monitoring of compliance by the senior nursing and medical team with oversight from the paediatric and emergency department clinical governance committees reporting into the Patient Safety Group on a 3 monthly basis. Patient Safety Group reports to Trust Board via the Quality Governance and Quality Assurance Committees.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Deploy electronic vital-sign devices, upgrade the nurse-in-charge workstation and update the paediatric emergency digital medical record and assessment proforma.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Electronic Monitoring Enhancements: ◦ Four additional electronic devices have been deployed in the department to facilitate real-time recording and review of vital signs. Each Nursing staff member has access to an electronic device for inputting Vital signs.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Embed PEWS and observation escalation in multidisciplinary simulation training for emergency and paediatric teams.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Simulation Training with PEWS: ◦ Paediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS) have been embedded into multidisciplinary simulation training. These simulations take place on alternative Thursdays, including the children’s and young people department which allows collaborative learning for acute Paediatrics.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Conduct monthly, random manual and quarterly governance audits of vital-sign observation compliance, providing feedback and identifying training needs.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Monthly and Manual Audits: ◦ Monthly audits of compliance with vital sign observations have been instituted with the support of the Information Requests Team, with outcomes reviewed by the paediatric emergency department senior team. These will be used to identify ongoing training needs and support continuous improvement with feedback to the team.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Require paediatric clerking documentation to specify the frequency of observations.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We acknowledge that staff failed to identify that vital observations were incomplete and not repeated at the time of Finlay’s discharge. In response:”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Conduct quarterly audits of paediatric discharge-checklist compliance and present results to the divisional quality meeting.

Verbatim wording from the response

“◦ Audits will be conducted and will be presented at the division’s quality meeting on a quarterly basis.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Revise and update emergency-care standards to clarify observations as holistic care, including frequency determined by the child’s wellbeing.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The RCPCH Facing the Future Standards for Emergency Care ensure that urgent and emergency care is fully integrated to ensure children are seen by the right people, at the right place and in the right setting. We are currently in the process of audit, review and revision and update of these standards, to be published later in 2025. The revised version will set out that observations are part of holistic care and repetition is dependent on the child’s well-being, alongside clarification around frequency of observations. This update has been led by an Intercollegiate Committee for Emergency Care, including representation from the Royal College of Nursing.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
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Published 14 July 2025

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Continue advocating locally and nationally for active reduction of paediatric staffing rota gaps.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As we noted then, observations are important but are part of a holistic assessment of children. There are lots of reasons why observations might not be obtained, and RCPCH recognises that challenges in adequately staffing emergency departments may be one reason. In 2024, RCPCH carried out work to better understand where rota gaps most prominently impact on paediatric staffing, and we continue to advocate at a local and national level for an active reduction in these gaps.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Collaborate with RCPCH to revise emergency care standards for children and young people, including requirements concerning observations.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The RCN is also collaborating with the RCPCH in the revision of the emergency care standards for children and young people which will specify that observations are part of holistic care and repetition is dependent on the child’s well-being, alongside clarification around frequency of observations.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Nursing
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Produce educational material supporting implementation of the System-wide Paediatric Observations Tracking Programme.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The RCN has been collaborating with NHS England and the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health (RCPCH) to develop a single national paediatric early warning system (PEWS) for England since 2018 and are supportive of equivalent processes across the UK. The RCN has produced supportive educational material to support the role out of this initiative System wide Paediatric Observations Tracking Programme. This work is aimed for implementation across the four-nations in the UK.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Nursing
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Collaborate with NHS England and RCPCH to develop a single national paediatric early warning system for England.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The RCN has been collaborating with NHS England and the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health (RCPCH) to develop a single national paediatric early warning system (PEWS) for England since 2018 and are supportive of equivalent processes across the UK. The RCN has produced supportive educational material to support the role out of this initiative System wide Paediatric Observations Tracking Programme. This work is aimed for implementation across the four-nations in the UK.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Nursing
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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Individual nursing practice and the reported concerns fall outside the organisation’s regulatory functions and authority.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We are not the regulator for nurses in the UK, nor do we have any control over individual nursing practice in individual workplaces; therefore, we have no remit to address the concerns you have noted in respect of this death. However, the RCN offers a suite of learning resources to support nurses, students, nursing support workers, midwives, and health care professionals at all stages of their careers. We provide expert-led, quality-assured, evidence-based education for continuing professional development CPD and learning on a range of topics and subjects.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Nursing
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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.8

  1. 1

    Revise the Facing the Future standards for paediatric care in emergency departments.

    Stated by Royal College of Emergency MedicineStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  2. 2

    Conduct national audits of paediatric emergency care provision.

    Stated by Royal College of Emergency MedicineStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  3. 3

    Produce minimum nursing-staffing standards for emergency departments with the Royal College of Nursing.

    Stated by Royal College of Emergency MedicineStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  4. 4

    Advocate for improved emergency-department staffing and resources.

    Stated by Royal College of Emergency MedicineStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  5. 5

    Update the Emergency Department nurse-in-charge checklist with paediatric-specific staffing checks aligned with RCEM guidance.

    Stated by Whittington Health NHS TrustStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  6. 6

    Restrict triage to experienced, competency-assessed nurses who complete Manchester Triage and RCEM training before autonomous assessment.

    Stated by Whittington Health NHS TrustStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  7. 7

    Participate in the North Thames Paediatric Network regional benchmarking initiative to examine practice standards, share learning and identify system-wide improvements.

    Stated by Whittington Health NHS TrustStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 14 July 2025.
  8. 8

    Investigated where rota gaps most prominently affect paediatric staffing.

    Stated by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child HealthStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 July 2025.

Recipient positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when they do not describe a specific action.1

  1. 1

    No further actions are considered outstanding beyond the continuing monitoring, training, checklist, benchmarking, staffing and equipment measures.

    Stated by Whittington Health NHS TrustNo action considered necessaryThe respondent said that no further action was needed.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Revise the Facing the Future standards for paediatric care in emergency departments.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We are also involved in the revision of the Facing for Future standards for paediatric care in Emergency Departments.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Conduct national audits of paediatric emergency care provision.

Verbatim wording from the response

“RCEM regularly conducts national audits of provision of care in children. In 2019 we looked at the assessment and management of febrile children and found that 97% of Emergency Departments were using a specific paediatric early warning score, which had improved since 2015.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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Produce minimum nursing-staffing standards for emergency departments with the Royal College of Nursing.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As a college we recognise that crowding and understaffing often have a role to play in poor care and continue to advocate for better staffing and resources. In conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing we have produced minimum standards of nursing for Emergency Departments, and recognise the issues in providing these.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Advocate for improved emergency-department staffing and resources.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As a college we recognise that crowding and understaffing often have a role to play in poor care and continue to advocate for better staffing and resources. In conjunction with the Royal College of Nursing we have produced minimum standards of nursing for Emergency Departments, and recognise the issues in providing these.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Update the Emergency Department nurse-in-charge checklist with paediatric-specific staffing checks aligned with RCEM guidance.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Safe Staffing Governance: ◦ The Emergency Department Nurse in Charge checklist has been updated to align with RCEM guidance on paediatric emergency staffing and now explicitly includes paediatric-specific checks.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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PFD Monitor interpretation

Restrict triage to experienced, competency-assessed nurses who complete Manchester Triage and RCEM training before autonomous assessment.

Verbatim wording from the response

“◦ Triage responsibilities have been restricted to nurses with a minimum of one year of paediatric emergency experience and completion of the RCEM triage competency workbook. All triage nurses undergo Manchester Triage training and competency training before they can autonomously assess children on arrival.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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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

Participate in the North Thames Paediatric Network regional benchmarking initiative to examine practice standards, share learning and identify system-wide improvements.

Verbatim wording from the response

“• Collaboration and Benchmarking: ◦ We are actively participating in a regional benchmarking initiative led by the North Thames Paediatric Network to examine standards of practice, share learning, and identify system-wide improvement opportunities.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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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

Investigated where rota gaps most prominently affect paediatric staffing.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As we noted then, observations are important but are part of a holistic assessment of children. There are lots of reasons why observations might not be obtained, and RCPCH recognises that challenges in adequately staffing emergency departments may be one reason. In 2024, RCPCH carried out work to better understand where rota gaps most prominently impact on paediatric staffing, and we continue to advocate at a local and national level for an active reduction in these gaps.”

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2025-0316 Response from Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
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Published 14 July 2025

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

No further actions are considered outstanding beyond the continuing monitoring, training, checklist, benchmarking, staffing and equipment measures.

Verbatim wording from the response

“There are no outstanding actions.”

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2025-0316 Response from Whittington Health NHS Trust
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