Learning from Deaths Policy

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust believes that concentrating attention on the factors that cause deaths will impact positively on all persons who use services, reducing complications, length of stay and readmission rates through improving pathways of care, reducing variability of care delivery, and early recognition and escalation of concerns.

Publication date:
31 January 2021
Date range:
January 2021- September 2022

16. Monitoring compliance with and effectiveness of this document

16.1

The Mortality Review Manager track progress of action implementation, escalating any concerns through the Trust Wide Patient Safety and Mortality Review Group (TWPS&MRG)

Monitoring and compliance
What will be monitored How will it be monitored Who will monitor Frequency Evidence to demonstrate monitoring Action to be taken in the even on non compliance
The policy process Data and information will be provided in a report to TWPS&MRG via Mortality Report TWPS&MRG Quarterly Data collection of types of SJR cases reviewed produced to TWPS&MRG in Mortality Report Escalate to TWPS&MRG meeting
Numbers of STEIS cases reported following SJR process Data and information will be provided in a report to TWPS&MRG via Mortality Report and Patient Safety report TWPS&MRG Quarterly Mortality Report Escalate to TWPS&MRG meeting
Learning and concerns highlighted from Structured Judgement Reviews Reporting through TWPS&MRG via Trust-wide mortality action plan TWPS&MRG Quarterly Mortality Report and Patient Safety Report Escalate to TWPS&MRG meeting