Phillip Lawrence HOGGARTH · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 16 Dec 2025•Gwent

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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 a consistent approach to pre-operative management and administration of iron

Stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.3

  1. Aneurin Bevan University LHB

    Fund the intravenous iron service through the Health Board regardless of patient residence or Health Board boundaries, with costs charged to the relevant clinical area or responsible clinician.

  2. Aneurin Bevan University LHB

    Implement a standard operating pathway for surgical patients with anaemia or iron deficiency, incorporating the NHS Wales preoperative anaemia pathway and preoperative intravenous iron guidance.

  3. Aneurin Bevan University LHB

    Conduct a six-week post-infusion blood test, where surgery timing permits, to confirm improvement and inform whether further intravenous iron is required.

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

  1. Aneurin Bevan University LHB

    Existing Health Board funding arrangements apply regardless of patient residence or Health Board boundaries, addressing potential funding-related surgical delays.

    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 a consistent approach to pre-operative management and administration of iron

Wider context from the report

“The deceased died from a heart attack and I did not determine that any omission in the administration of the iron had more than minimally contributed to his death. However the lack of a consistent approach to pre-operative management and administration of iron to a chronically anaemic patient could put patients’ lives at risk in the future. Kindly address the issues raised, namely: 1. Whether there are clinical guidelines which determine the pre-operative administration of iron therapy. 2. Whether there is a process which supports these guidelines 3. Whether there is an agreement between Health Boards in these circumstances regarding funding to prevent potentially damaging delays in surgery. ”

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Fund the intravenous iron service through the Health Board regardless of patient residence or Health Board boundaries, with costs charged to the relevant clinical area or responsible clinician.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Health Board confirms that the cost of IV iron is charged to the relevant clinical area or responsible clinician. When the IV iron service was set up, it was agreed that the drug cost of IV iron would be paid for by the surgical specialty the patient belonged to. The service has been running for over two years, with funding provided by the Health Board regardless of patient residence or Health Board boundaries.”

Source location

Response from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
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Published 19 December 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Implement a standard operating pathway for surgical patients with anaemia or iron deficiency, incorporating the NHS Wales preoperative anaemia pathway and preoperative intravenous iron guidance.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Please find attached to this response the Health Board’s Standard Operating Pathway (SOP) for the management of surgical patients presenting to preassessment clinic with anaemia or iron deficiency.”

Source location

Response from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
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Published 19 December 2025

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Conduct a six-week post-infusion blood test, where surgery timing permits, to confirm improvement and inform whether further intravenous iron is required.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Our standard IV iron pathway in preassessment includes a blood test at 6 weeks post iron transfusion (where sufficient time is available before surgery) to confirm improvement or inform decision making if a further iron transfusion is required.”

Source location

Response from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
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Published 19 December 2025

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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

Existing Health Board funding arrangements apply regardless of patient residence or Health Board boundaries, addressing potential funding-related surgical delays.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Health Board confirms that the cost of IV iron is charged to the relevant clinical area or responsible clinician. When the IV iron service was set up, it was agreed that the drug cost of IV iron would be paid for by the surgical specialty the patient belonged to. The service has been running for over two years, with funding provided by the Health Board regardless of patient residence or Health Board boundaries.”

Source location

Response from Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
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Published 19 December 2025

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