Samuel Morgan
18 May 2023 · Coroner Kirsten Heaven · Swansea Neath Port Talbot
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of integrated electronic records between treating teams
“I am concerned that in cases where an individual is receiving treatment from alcohol and drug addiction services and treatment from the primary community mental health team that neither team is able to access the other teams records electronically. The lack of integrated electronic records between treating team means that important information regarding patient safety is not easily accessible between treating teams. Treating teams are reliant on referral letters which are necessarily limited and”
Responses
2023-0163-Response-from-Swansea-Bay-University-Health-Board-.pdf ↗· Swansea Bay University Health Board
Stated action · week commencing 7th August 2023
“The Health Board recognises the need to take urgent action to address the issues that have been identified and understands that this cannot wait for the further development/roll out of WCCIS. The following actions will therefore be taken: 1. For Swansea based teams there is opportunity to share information between community mental health teams and drug and alcohol services via WCCIS which will allow 2 way sharing of all information in the WCCIS system relating to episodes of care both within community”