Antonio Jerome Allen · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 31 Jul 2014•Manchester South

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
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Raised in this report

Recipients
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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 raised1

  1. Unavailability of midwives for timely attendance at planned home births
    Part of recurring concern: Unreliable safety arrangements for midwifery-led home birth care

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. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    Provide women with two telephone numbers for planned home-birth support.

  2. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    Reconnect the faulty dedicated telephone line.

  3. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

    Establish a standard operating procedure for checking essential telephone lines function at the start of each shift.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Unavailability of midwives for timely attendance at planned home births

Wider context from the report

“It had been arranged that this was to be a home birth and the midwives based at Lostock Medical Centre were aware of this. His expected date of delivery was the 15th June but in fact he was born on the 17th June. The mother and grandmother of Antonio tried on four separate occasions to call out a midwife to attend the birth but in fact the delivery had to be carried out by the grandmother and a neighbour. Two midwives eventually arrived, checked the baby and said all was well although he was a bit ‘puffy’ because it was a ‘quick birth’. IF A HOME BIRTH IS BOOKED AND EXPECTED OR INDEED OVERDUE, IT SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE THAT THE MIDWIVES ARE NOT CONTACTABLE, NOR THAT THEY ARRIVE AFTER THE BIRTH HAS OCCURRED. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Unreliable safety arrangements for midwifery-led home birth care.

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

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PFD Monitor interpretation

Provide women with two telephone numbers for planned home-birth support.

Verbatim wording from the response

“On being informed by Midwife ████████ of the unanswered phone calls the administrator notified switchboard of the fault on the line and immediate action was taken to reconnect the telephone line. To ensure that this never happens again women are now given two telephone numbers to call in case one line is busy or faulty. A standard operating procedure in place to check that the essential telephone lines are fully functioning.”

Source location

2014-0351-Response-by-Central-Manchester-University-Hospitals-NHS
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Published 31 July 2014

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How this respondent action was interpreted

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

PFD Monitor interpretation

Reconnect the faulty dedicated telephone line.

Verbatim wording from the response

“On being informed by Midwife ████████ of the unanswered phone calls the administrator notified switchboard of the fault on the line and immediate action was taken to reconnect the telephone line. To ensure that this never happens again women are now given two telephone numbers to call in case one line is busy or faulty. A standard operating procedure in place to check that the essential telephone lines are fully functioning.”

Source location

2014-0351-Response-by-Central-Manchester-University-Hospitals-NHS
Page 2 · response
Published 31 July 2014

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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

Establish a standard operating procedure for checking essential telephone lines function at the start of each shift.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Following her return to the hospital Midwife ████████ alerted the radio telephone administration staff of the difficulties experienced by the family. On investigation it was identified that there had been a known fault on the telephone line earlier in the day but this had been resolved by the engineers. There is a process in place to ensure that the essential telephone lines are checked at the beginning of each shift; it was apparent that the administrator did not follow the process for checking the phone line at commencement of their shift so was unaware that the fault had reoccurred.”

Source location

2014-0351-Response-by-Central-Manchester-University-Hospitals-NHS
Page 2 · response
Published 31 July 2014

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