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Phyllis Christina Hart · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 16 Feb 2024•Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent

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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. Unavailability of an on-site vascular team when urgent vascular opinion is required
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.1

  1. Action

    Convey to County Hospital wards and clinicians that vascular team support is always available for urgent contact.

    Stated by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS TrustStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 21 October 2024.

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

  1. Position

    Existing 24/7 on-call coverage and regular vascular presence are relied on to address concerns about urgent vascular review at County Hospital.

    Stated by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS TrustExisting 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

Unavailability of an on-site vascular team when urgent vascular opinion is required

Wider context from the report

“1. There is no vascular team in hand at the County Hospital in Stafford, were urgent Vascular opinion required. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Convey to County Hospital wards and clinicians that vascular team support is always available for urgent contact.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We will ensure that this information is further conveyed to the wards and clinicians at County Hospital so that they understand that there is always someone from the vascular team to contact, should the need arise.”

Source location

Response from University Hospitals of North Midlands
Page 2 · response
Published 21 October 2024

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Existing 24/7 on-call coverage and regular vascular presence are relied on to address concerns about urgent vascular review at County Hospital.

Verbatim wording from the response

“1. Our vascular lead has reviewed the concern that you have raised, and we are able to confirm that UHNM provides a 24/7 vascular on-call service which is based at the Royal Stoke Hospital site.”

Source location

Response from University Hospitals of North Midlands
Page 2 · response
Published 21 October 2024

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