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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-07-21more like thismore than 2015-07-21
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust: NHS England more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the reasons why a request from Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust for NHS England to participate in a joint serious incidents investigation has not yet received a formal response; and what assessment he has made of the implications for the conduct of such an investigation arising from the time taken to respond to that request. more like this
tabling member constituency West Lancashire more like this
tabling member printed
Rosie Cooper remove filter
uin 8233 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-07more like thismore than 2015-09-07
answer text <p>There is no formal requirement for NHS England to respond to requests from organisations to undertake joint investigations. However, NHS England regional teams are able to provide advice and/or support in order to assist the incident management and investigation process, particularly in complex situations where multiple organisations (including NHS providers and commissioning organisations) are involved. In such circumstances NHS England may, for example, facilitate discussions relating to who is the most appropriate organisation to take responsibility for co-ordinating the investigation process. Or, where no one provider or commissioning organisation is best placed to assume this responsibility, NHS England may agree to lead this process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to the Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, enquires have been made with the Trust and local clinical commissioning group (CCG) and neither are able to find any intelligence in relation to a request for a joint investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The only incidents that would potentially be investigated by NHS England are those identified in the Serious Incident Framework i.e. independent investigations and NHS England’s role in the Serious Incident Framework is that of a commissioner for directly commissioned services to maintain oversight and surveillance of serious incident management and assures that CCGs have systems in place to manage investigations appropriately.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The revised Serious Incident Framework (published March 2015) provides details relating to the roles and responsibilities of NHS England with regards to management serious incidents. The framework is available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/patientsafety/serious-incident/" target="_blank">http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/patientsafety/serious-incident/</a> (please refer to Part 2: Section 2 and 3 for supplementary guidance). As stated within the Serious Incident Framework, NHS England’s involvement would need to be considered and agreed on a case by case basis, depending on the circumstances of the incident and with a view to ensuring that learning from serious incidents is maximised to prevent recurrence of future harm.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Ipswich more like this
answering member printed Ben Gummer more like this
grouped question UIN 8234 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-09-07T15:10:23.24Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-07T15:10:23.24Z
answering member
3988
label Biography information for Ben Gummer more like this
tabling member
1538
label Biography information for Rosie Cooper more like this