Ocean-Leigh Pauline Jean Hayes · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 15 Nov 2023•South Wales Central

Published report and response evidence

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
2

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
4

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Failure to advise parents on risks associated with their baby's sleeping arrangements
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to ensure safe sleeping arrangements for infants and children
  2. Failure to physically risk assess infants' sleeping arrangements before 6 weeks of age
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to ensure safe sleeping arrangements for infants and children

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.4

  1. Cardiff and Vale UHB

    Hold multidisciplinary meetings to review Health Visitor education and parent communication pathways and identify safety improvements.

  2. Cardiff and Vale UHB

    Ensure Health Visitors visually assess each baby's sleeping area before six weeks of age.

  3. Cardiff and Vale UHB

    Implement the assurance and improvement plan to completion through the Children and Women Clinical Board assurance framework.

  4. Cardiff and Vale UHB

    Provide families with information about co-sleeping, bedding and pillow risks.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to advise parents on risks associated with their baby's sleeping arrangements

Wider context from the report

“(1) Guidance requires health visitors to physically review sleeping arrangements before the baby is 6 weeks old. (2) I heard evidence that this was not always being done. (3) There may be missed opportunities to physically risk assess sleeping arrangements including inter alia bedding, blankets, pillows, mattress and positioning, particularly where co-sleeping is a factor, and missed opportunities to advise parents on risks they may be taking. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to ensure safe sleeping arrangements for infants and children.

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Source evidence

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 to physically risk assess infants' sleeping arrangements before 6 weeks of age

Wider context from the report

“(1) Guidance requires health visitors to physically review sleeping arrangements before the baby is 6 weeks old. (2) I heard evidence that this was not always being done. (3) There may be missed opportunities to physically risk assess sleeping arrangements including inter alia bedding, blankets, pillows, mattress and positioning, particularly where co-sleeping is a factor, and missed opportunities to advise parents on risks they may be taking. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to ensure safe sleeping arrangements for infants and children.

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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

Hold multidisciplinary meetings to review Health Visitor education and parent communication pathways and identify safety improvements.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In order to review the pathways of education of the Health Visitors and communication with parents we have held several multidisciplinary meetings to consider the communication provided and to discuss where improvements could be made. Please find attached our assurance and improvement plan which has identified all opportunities for improvement and details the actions that have been and are being progressed to minimise the risk of any missed opportunities in the future.”

Source location

Response from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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Published 22 November 2023

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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

Ensure Health Visitors visually assess each baby's sleeping area before six weeks of age.

Verbatim wording from the response

“From your findings it became evident that the sleeping arrangements were not being physically reviewed by Health Visitors in all cases before a baby is 6 weeks old. The evidence you heard additionally raised concerns as to whether parents were being reminded of the risks of co-sleeping at all opportunities and the risks of bedding and pillows and so on.”

Source location

Response from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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Published 22 November 2023

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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

Implement the assurance and improvement plan to completion through the Children and Women Clinical Board assurance framework.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In order to review the pathways of education of the Health Visitors and communication with parents we have held several multidisciplinary meetings to consider the communication provided and to discuss where improvements could be made. Please find attached our assurance and improvement plan which has identified all opportunities for improvement and details the actions that have been and are being progressed to minimise the risk of any missed opportunities in the future.”

Source location

Response from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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Published 22 November 2023

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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

Provide families with information about co-sleeping, bedding and pillow risks.

Verbatim wording from the response

“From your findings it became evident that the sleeping arrangements were not being physically reviewed by Health Visitors in all cases before a baby is 6 weeks old. The evidence you heard additionally raised concerns as to whether parents were being reminded of the risks of co-sleeping at all opportunities and the risks of bedding and pillows and so on.”

Source location

Response from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
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Published 22 November 2023

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