Aintree University Hospital
NHS Trust
Action Taken
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• The hospital confirmed a discharge advice sheet for laparoscopic procedures is in place and provided to relevant patients. • A separate patient information leaflet for hiatus hernia surgery, including discharge advice, is provided pre-operatively. • Generic discharge leaflets have been produced for all inpatients and are scheduled for implementation by 1 January 2014, with individualised sheets planned for March 2014.
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Dear Sir
Re: Patient RA Ref DR 01152/2013 write in response to your Regulation 28 Report of 18 October 2013 regarding the failure to provide written discharge information to the patient following a laparoscopic surgical procedure, including contact details for advice and action to be taken in the event of urgent medical assistance being required: can confirm that there is now a discharge advice sheet in place , appropriate for these laparoscopic procedures and this is provided to all relevant patients prior to discharge. This discharge advice is generic for patients undergoing short stay surgery: There is also a separate patient information leaflet for patients having hiatus hernia surgery and this is given to patients pre- operatively. This also includes discharge advice for that specific group of patients. Action is also taken to ensure that appropriate written advice is provided to all inpatients of the Trust (both Surgical and Medical) to discharge. A number of generic leaflets have been produced intending to cover all patients on discharge where a procedure specific information leaflet is not available. This will be implemented by 1 January 2014_ In addition, a number of specialties are looking at developing their own individualised discharge information sheets and action is taken to ensure that in such cases this is implemented by March 2014. In the meantime, in such cases, the appropriate generic information leaflet will be provided to the patient:
Re: Patient RA Ref DR 01152/2013 write in response to your Regulation 28 Report of 18 October 2013 regarding the failure to provide written discharge information to the patient following a laparoscopic surgical procedure, including contact details for advice and action to be taken in the event of urgent medical assistance being required: can confirm that there is now a discharge advice sheet in place , appropriate for these laparoscopic procedures and this is provided to all relevant patients prior to discharge. This discharge advice is generic for patients undergoing short stay surgery: There is also a separate patient information leaflet for patients having hiatus hernia surgery and this is given to patients pre- operatively. This also includes discharge advice for that specific group of patients. Action is also taken to ensure that appropriate written advice is provided to all inpatients of the Trust (both Surgical and Medical) to discharge. A number of generic leaflets have been produced intending to cover all patients on discharge where a procedure specific information leaflet is not available. This will be implemented by 1 January 2014_ In addition, a number of specialties are looking at developing their own individualised discharge information sheets and action is taken to ensure that in such cases this is implemented by March 2014. In the meantime, in such cases, the appropriate generic information leaflet will be provided to the patient: