Steven Costello
31 Mar 2021 · Coroner Catharine Palmer · West Sussex
The coroner's concerns
1. inadequate updating of A&E paper notes
“Patient notes in the Accident and Emergency Department at the Princess Royal In circumstances where a patient attends A & E at the PRH with a mental health concern they can be seen by a Senior Nurse [name redacted] or a Doctor working for SPFT who assesses them; however patient care remains the responsibility of PRH. SPFT have reviewed their practice so that a contemporaneous note of their consultation is copied from Carenotes and placed in the A & E paper notes. Evidence from a PRH witness at the”