Vilem Bock · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 28 Apr 2022•Manchester South

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This report’s concerns and statements found in recipients’ published responses. Statements are included even where no link to an individual concern is recorded. A link shows an evidence connection; it does not assign responsibility.

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Concerns
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Recipients
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Responses found
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Stated actions
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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Lack of clear national protocols to prevent language barriers to accessing care
    Part of recurring concern: Unreliable interpreter provision for healthcare communication

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. NHS England

    Encourage Trusts to review interpreter systems and processes to prevent similar access failures.

  2. NHS England

    Discuss all received Prevention of Future Deaths reports through the Regulation 28 Working Group.

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

  1. NHS England

    National NHS translation and interpretation framework arrangements provide Trusts with access to services addressing language barriers in care.

    Existing arrangements considered sufficientThe respondent said that existing arrangements were sufficient, so no further action was needed.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Lack of clear national protocols to prevent language barriers to accessing care

Wider context from the report

“1. The Trust in question has taken steps since the death of Mr Bock to improve the identification of the need for an interpreter to prevent language being a barrier to access to treatment. However, it was unclear from the evidence given that from a national perspective there were protocols in place to ensure that other Trusts would avoid a similar situation arising where language was a barrier to accessing care ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Unreliable interpreter provision for healthcare communication.

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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

Encourage Trusts to review interpreter systems and processes to prevent similar access failures.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I would also like to provide further assurances on the national NHS England work taking place around the Reports to Prevent Future Deaths. All reports received are discussed by the Regulation 28 Working Group, comprising Regional Medical Directors and other clinical and quality colleagues from across the regions. Trusts have been encouraged to review their systems and processes for interpreters to avoid a similar situation arising. This ensures that key learnings and insights around events, such as the sad death of Mr Bock, are shared across the NHS at both a national and regional level, and helps us to pay close attention to any emerging trends that may require further review and action.”

Source location

Response from NHS England
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Published 29 April 2022

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Discuss all received Prevention of Future Deaths reports through the Regulation 28 Working Group.

Verbatim wording from the response

“I would also like to provide further assurances on the national NHS England work taking place around the Reports to Prevent Future Deaths. All reports received are discussed by the Regulation 28 Working Group, comprising Regional Medical Directors and other clinical and quality colleagues from across the regions. Trusts have been encouraged to review their systems and processes for interpreters to avoid a similar situation arising. This ensures that key learnings and insights around events, such as the sad death of Mr Bock, are shared across the NHS at both a national and regional level, and helps us to pay close attention to any emerging trends that may require further review and action.”

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Response from NHS England
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Published 29 April 2022

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

National NHS translation and interpretation framework arrangements provide Trusts with access to services addressing language barriers in care.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Following the inquest, you raised concerns in your Report regarding whether, from a national perspective, there were protocols in place to ensure that other Trusts would avoid a similar situation arising where language was a barrier to accessing care.”

Source location

Response from NHS England
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Published 29 April 2022

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