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22 July 2022
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 153-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
I would like to know the number of unexpected deaths and suicides of inpatients at Charlton Lane Hospital from September 2021 to present.
For each of these deaths I would also like to know the number of staff on duty on the wards concerned for the shifts when they occurred. Please state whether or not safe staffing numbers were met or breached on these shifts. Please also state the ratio of regular staff to bank and/or agency workers for these shifts. Additionally, please state whether or not the designated shift co-ordinator for each shift was a member of regular staff, or a bank/agency worker.
There has been one unexpected natural cause death at Charlton Lane Willow Ward. for the requested period, details below. For your information cause of death 1a acute myocardial infarction, 1b cardiac arrythmia requiring cardioversion, 1c essential hypertension, 2 vascular dementia.. D.o.D. 22.5 22
No. of unexpected deaths Mortality Review. equals 1 natural cause.
1 Charge Nurse and 3 x HCA
All Substantive Staff
Safe Staffing Numbers met
Regular Shift Co-Ordinator
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Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Officer
On behalf of Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
FOI Request
I am writing to begin another Freedom of Information request.
I would like to know the number of unexpected deaths and suicides of inpatients at Charlton Lane Hospital from September 2021 to present.
For each of these deaths I would also like to know the number of staff on duty on the wards concerned for the shifts when they occurred. Please state whether or not safe staffing numbers were met or breached on these shifts. Please also state the ratio of regular staff to bank and/or agency workers for these shifts. Additionally, please state whether or not the designated shift co-ordinator for each shift was a member of regular staff, or a bank/agency worker.
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