Peter Jeffrey · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 27 Nov 2013•Eastern District of London

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
3

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
1

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised3

  1. Lack of microbiological sampling from open blister wounds
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to obtain clinically indicated microbiological samples
  2. Failure to consider intravenous antibiotics
  3. Failure to consider alternative effective diagnoses or treatments

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

  1. Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    Remind staff to follow through planned referrals and initiate follow-up appointments.

Respondent positions A position is what a recipient says about a concern when it does not describe a specific action.4

  1. Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    The records show no open blister or pus on 17 August 2012, so there was nothing to swab.

    Disputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
  2. Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    If cellulitis persisted, intravenous antibiotics would require referral by the GP to a suitable hospital.

    Redirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
  3. Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    No other particular action is intended regarding the diagnostic aspects of this case at this time.

    No action considered necessaryThe respondent said that no further action was needed.
  4. Guy'S and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

    The Trust’s DVT protocol, diagnostic review, and oral antibiotics were appropriate responses to the working diagnosis of cellulitis.

    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 microbiological sampling from open blister wounds

Wider context from the report

“2. No culture was taken for testing from the open blister which was full of pus. 3. No swab was taken. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to obtain clinically indicated microbiological samples.

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How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to consider intravenous antibiotics

Wider context from the report

“4. No intravenous antibiotics were considered. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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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 consider alternative effective diagnoses or treatments

Wider context from the report

“1. The scans did not reveal DVT and no alternative effective diagnosis or treatment was considered. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

No recurring-concern membership is currently published.

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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

Remind staff to follow through planned referrals and initiate follow-up appointments.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Whilst not a particular feature of the Regulation 28 report, our own reflection in this case identified that the intended referral to the plastics team – to address the scabbed blister on the sole of Mr Jeffery’s foot - did not occur. We are taking steps to remind staff of the importance of following through such plans, to ensure follow up appointments are put in motion via referrals.”

Source location

2013-0313-Response-by-Guys-St-Thomas-NHS-Foundation-Trust
Page 3 · response
Published 22 February 2014

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

The records show no open blister or pus on 17 August 2012, so there was nothing to swab.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Please see above for the primary detail. We agree that in the event of an ‘open blister’ being noted, which included pus or signs of infection, it would be appropriate to expect the necessary organisms to be collected on a swab and then grown and tested in the laboratory.”

Source location

2013-0313-Response-by-Guys-St-Thomas-NHS-Foundation-Trust
Page 3 · response
Published 22 February 2014

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

If cellulitis persisted, intravenous antibiotics would require referral by the GP to a suitable hospital.

Verbatim wording from the response

“In the event the condition did not resolve after the 2 week course of antibiotics, we agree that IV antibiotics could have been considered, however at this stage Mr Jeffery would have been under the care of his GP, and a referral to a suitable hospital to receive the IV intervention, would have been necessary. Mr Jeffery was not seen at this trust after 17 August 2012.”

Source location

2013-0313-Response-by-Guys-St-Thomas-NHS-Foundation-Trust
Page 2 · response
Published 22 February 2014

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How this respondent position was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

No other particular action is intended regarding the diagnostic aspects of this case at this time.

Verbatim wording from the response

“We are not intending to take any other particular action arising from the diagnostic aspects of this case at this time, but remain happy to receive further information from HM Assistant Coroner as to why this is a concern, if this course of action is not considered to be acceptable.”

Source location

2013-0313-Response-by-Guys-St-Thomas-NHS-Foundation-Trust
Page 3 · response
Published 22 February 2014

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Source evidence

How this respondent position was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

The Trust’s DVT protocol, diagnostic review, and oral antibiotics were appropriate responses to the working diagnosis of cellulitis.

Verbatim wording from the response

“On the basis of the above information, and despite being aware of the subsequent cause of death 6 months after that intervention, we have been unable to identify what alternative clinical approach might have been adopted for Mr Jeffery in August 2012. The treatment followed the Trust’s DVT protocol, with 2 negative scans followed by referral to medics to review for alternative diagnoses. This took place on 17 August 2012, with a working diagnosis of cellulitis being given, and a 2 week course of antibiotics, which would ordinarily be expected to deliver effective treatment.”

Source location

2013-0313-Response-by-Guys-St-Thomas-NHS-Foundation-Trust
Page 2 · response
Published 22 February 2014

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