Source · Prevention of Future Deaths
Leslie Summerfield
Ref: 2016-0019
Date: 20 Jan 2016
Coroner: John Pollard
Area: Manchester (South)
Responses identified: 0 / 1
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The withdrawal of urgent endoscopy services at a hospital, despite available resources, forces critically ill patients to be transported, causing unnecessary discomfort and potentially aggravating their conditions.
Date
20 Jan 2016
56-day deadline
16 Mar 2016 est.
Responses identified
0 of 1
Coroner's concerns
The withdrawal of urgent endoscopy services at a hospital, despite available resources, forces critically ill patients to be transported, causing unnecessary discomfort and potentially aggravating their conditions.
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The MATTER OF CONCERN is as follows_ The Consultant Physician giving evidence to me indicated that she felt he needed an urgent endoscopy and that such a facility used to be available on site at Trafford, and indeed the equipment and staff members are still there, but only for use as a planned facility, not as an urgent request: If this is the case, is it safe to continue to treat patients with this type of illness at a hospital where the Management has withdrawn this essential service? In fact he was transported by ambulance to and from the Manchester Royal Infirmary despite the fact that he was a very sick man: The urgent endoscopy was not done at the MRI and he was sent back to Trafford for a "planned" endoscopy to take place: At the least this caused him considerable unnecessary discomfort, and at worst may have weakened him such as to aggravate his pre-existing co-morbidities_ my very
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Investigation and inquest
On 7th September 2015 | commenced an investigation into the death of Leslie Alan Summerfield dob 15th February 1934. The investigation concluded on the 11th January 2016 and the conclusion was one of Accidental death: The medical cause of death was Ia Subdural Haematoma 11 Clostridium Difficile Infection, Previous Stroke: Anticoagulation Therapy
Circumstances of the death
He was admitted to Trafford General Hospital at the end of June 2015 and within the last two weeks of his life he suffered some relatively minor trauma which led to a subdural haematoma: The consultant pathologist concluded that the injury had occurred whilst he was a patient in the hospital:
Action should be taken
In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you have the power to take such action:
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Report details
- Reference
- 2016-0019
- Date of report
- 20 January 2016
- Coroner
- John Pollard
- Coroner area
- Manchester (South)
Responses identified
Responses identified
0 of 1
1 response not yet linked
Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 16 Mar 2016 (estimated).
Sent to
- Central Manchester NHS Trust