Kumbulani MTOMBENI · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 16 Aug 2021•West 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
2

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
3

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised2

  1. Failure to control staff access to residents' prescribed medication
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to secure and control medicationPart of recurring concern: Unsafe medication administration
  2. Failure to audit for missing medication

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. Care Outlook

    Review the support available to staff experiencing mental-health issues.

  2. Care Outlook

    Develop a robust action plan covering controlled-drug training and ongoing medication monitoring for auditors and managers.

  3. Care Outlook

    Introduce a digital care-planning and monitoring system providing real-time medication records and improved detection of errors or false reporting.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to control staff access to residents' prescribed medication

Wider context from the report

“In the deceased's possession was a ████████ of methadone in the name of ████████. Evidence was given at inquest that Mr ████████ was one of your residents until he died last summer. Mr Mtombeni was a member of your staff and at times had worked as a senior carer and had responsibility for and access to the residents prescribed medications. (1) Can you explain how the methadone was in Mr Mtombeni's possession? (2) Were any audits performed that demonstrated missing medication and if so, what actions were taken? (3) What actions will now be taken in the light of the findings at inquest? ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to secure and control medication; Unsafe medication administration.

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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 audit for missing medication

Wider context from the report

“In the deceased's possession was a ████████ of methadone in the name of ████████. Evidence was given at inquest that Mr ████████ was one of your residents until he died last summer. Mr Mtombeni was a member of your staff and at times had worked as a senior carer and had responsibility for and access to the residents prescribed medications. (1) Can you explain how the methadone was in Mr Mtombeni's possession? (2) Were any audits performed that demonstrated missing medication and if so, what actions were taken? (3) What actions will now be taken in the light of the findings at inquest? ”

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

Review the support available to staff experiencing mental-health issues.

Verbatim wording from the response

“A Full review of the support available to our staff who may be experiencing Mental Health issues”

Source location

2021-0272-Response-from-Care-Outlook_Published
Page 2 · response
Published 19 August 2021

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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

Develop a robust action plan covering controlled-drug training and ongoing medication monitoring for auditors and managers.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Due to our findings a robust action plan was developed based on lessons learnt to ensure all auditors and managers understood their obligations under CQC regulations in respect of administration of controlled drugs including training and ongoing monitoring.”

Source location

2021-0272-Response-from-Care-Outlook_Published
Page 2 · response
Published 19 August 2021

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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

Introduce a digital care-planning and monitoring system providing real-time medication records and improved detection of errors or false reporting.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Care Outlook has introduced a digital care planning and monitoring system (Access Care Planning) which includes live medication records to be accessed in real time by all stakeholders (subject to customer consent). This increases transparency and opportunities for errors or false reporting to be identified.”

Source location

2021-0272-Response-from-Care-Outlook_Published
Page 2 · response
Published 19 August 2021

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