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<p>We do not hold all of the information requested centrally.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England
has provided the attached information for the period between September 2016 and June
2017, which includes a monthly status of reported serious incidents with the following
investigative status: planned, underway, completed, awaiting clearance or not yet
allocated for investigation ‘blank’.</p><p> </p><p>The following points should be
noted:</p><p> </p><p>- This information has been collected since August 2016, when
NHS England put in place a national system for sub-regional and regional teams to
escalate serious incidents via a Serious Incident Desk;</p><p>- NHS England does not
hold information at a national level as to why investigations have not yet been completed.
Most investigations should be completed within six months of being commissioned, however
some may take longer due to the complexity of the incident; and</p><p>- NHS England
does not hold information on serious investigations only led by clinical commissioning
groups or trusts. The latter has not been included within this response.</p><p> </p>
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