Brigitte Favre
12 Feb 2025 · Coroner Darren Stewart · Suffolk
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of on-call oncology support for discharge planning
“The provision of on-call oncology support over weekends and out of hours to inform discharge planning and assist in reducing the incidence of failed discharge amongst cancer patients”
2. poor record management in emergency department
“record management in the emergency department, including the ability of emergency department staff to interrogate West Suffolk Hospital records in a timely and consistent manner in order to inform clinical decision making concerning patients who have either recently been discharged or are receiving ongoing outpatient care”