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Matthew Joseph Gunn · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 9 Jun 2016•Gloucestershire

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Concerns
1

Raised in this report

Recipients
3

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 3 recipients

Stated actions
3

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure to record observed or reported epileptic events occurring to employees at work
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.2

  1. Action

    Amend return-to-work procedures to record reported epileptic events and remind staff to review individual risk assessments and refer employees for occupational-health assessment when necessary.

    Stated by Wm Morrison Supermarkets plcStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 9 June 2016.
  2. Action

    Update first-aid training and policy to require slips for every attendance, including cases without treatment or an available first aider, and train People Managers to review and file slips.

    Stated by Wm Morrison Supermarkets plcStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 9 June 2016.

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

  1. Position

    Morrisons can only record events disclosed to it because equality legislation prohibits requiring employees to disclose epilepsy information.

    Stated by Wm Morrison Supermarkets plcUnable to actThe respondent said that a constraint prevented them from taking the relevant action.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to record observed or reported epileptic events occurring to employees at work

Wider context from the report

“(1) Any observed or reported epileptic event occurring to a Morrison’s employee whilst at work was not recorded ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Amend return-to-work procedures to record reported epileptic events and remind staff to review individual risk assessments and refer employees for occupational-health assessment when necessary.

Verbatim wording from the response

“(c) Where the epileptic event is reported via the return to work procedures this will be recorded on the employee’s file and a reminder included of the need to review the risk assessment for the individual and refer them to Occupational Health for Assessment, if necessary.”

Source location

2016-0217-Response-by-Morrisons
Page 2 · response
Published 9 June 2016

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Update first-aid training and policy to require slips for every attendance, including cases without treatment or an available first aider, and train People Managers to review and file slips.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In light of your concern, Morrisons has taken the opportunity to refresh this procedure in order to re-emphasise the expected approach. As a result, Morrisons is implementing:”

Source location

2016-0217-Response-by-Morrisons
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Published 9 June 2016

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Morrisons can only record events disclosed to it because equality legislation prohibits requiring employees to disclose epilepsy information.

Verbatim wording from the response

“As Morrisons understands, the suggested purpose of recording any observed or reported epileptic event is so that it has information that may be of assistance to assess an employee’s epilepsy with respect to their work as necessary. As the evidence clearly reflected at the inquest, it is important to recognise that in order for Morrisons to have a full and accurate picture of an employee’s epilepsy, it would be necessary for it to be informed by the employee of epileptic events that occurred outside of work, for example, at home. It is only possible for Morrisons to record and act on the epileptic events that it is informed of.”

Source location

2016-0217-Response-by-Morrisons
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Published 9 June 2016

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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.1

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    Issue a store bulletin instructing employees to report observed epileptic events to a first aider.

    Stated by Wm Morrison Supermarkets plcStated in progressThe respondent said that this action was in progress when they made their response on 9 June 2016.

Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Issue a store bulletin instructing employees to report observed epileptic events to a first aider.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In light of your concern, Morrisons has taken the opportunity to refresh this procedure in order to re-emphasise the expected approach. As a result, Morrisons is implementing:”

Source location

2016-0217-Response-by-Morrisons
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Published 9 June 2016

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