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Chloe Grace Flavell

Ref: 2014-0003 Date: 6 Jan 2014 Coroner: Maria Voisin Area: Avon Responses identified: 0 / 1 View PDF

The reception area management, prior to triage, creates significant and dangerous delays in providing immediate care and treatment, particularly for children.

Date 6 Jan 2014
56-day deadline 3 Mar 2014 est.
Responses identified 0 of 1
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths

Coroner's concerns

AI summary
The reception area management, prior to triage, creates significant and dangerous delays in providing immediate care and treatment, particularly for children.
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It became apparent during the evidence that the management of the reception area,ie the stage before triage, could add significant when assessing someone who was in need of immediate care and treatment especially a child therefore indicated at the conclusion of the inquest that would write to the Trust about the management of the reception area for them to consider whether there ought to be a better system in place to ensure that those needing immediate care and treatment; especially children, are managed in a more appropriate and efficient way to minimise delay and ensure that immediate care and treatment is_given 15"h _ delay

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Circumstances of the death
Chloe Flavell became unwell and was taken by her parents to Weston General Hospital on the morning of 3rd April 2013 and died there at 14.30 hours
Action should be taken
In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe your organisation have the power to take such action.

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Reference
2014-0003
Date of report
6 January 2014
Coroner
Maria Voisin
Coroner area
Avon

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: 3 Mar 2014 (estimated).

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Weston Area Health NHS Trust

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