Never Events in the NHS
By Medical Negligence Solicitor Daniel Comerford
Never Events are preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if all proper procedures are followed. From a medical negligence claim perspective, Never Events are largely indefensible.
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Never Events include incidents such as:
- Wrong site surgery
- Retained surgical instruments
- Misplacement of naso-gastric tubes
Although these events should not happen, recently published data from the NHS shows that, between 1 April 2016 and 31 October 2016, a total of 233 Never Events occurred. These included:
- 85 instances of wrong site surgery
- 60 instances of retained foreign objects post-surgery
- 32 instances of the wrong implant/prosthesis being used
- 29 instances of wrong route administration of medication
- 14 instances of misplaced naso or oro gastric tubes
- 3 instances of overdose of methotrexate for non-cancer treatment
The NHS publish provisional Never Events data every month.
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