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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the death of Mrs Brenda Jones.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the death of Mrs Brenda Jones.
Asked by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 November 2001
For answer on
5 December 2001
Answered on
5 December 2001
Mr. Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the death of Mrs. Brenda Jones. [18740]
Jacqui Smith: The University Hospitals of Leicester national health service trust is carrying out an urgent investigation into the
circumstances surrounding Mrs. Jones' death in the accident and emergency department at Leicester Royal infirmary (LRI) after a
considerable time spent waiting on a trolley. Initial investigations indicate that Mrs. Jones' treatment in accident and emergency
was appropriate to her presenting condition. A post mortem revealed that she died of a pulmonary embolus and it is believed that
this could not have been foreseen. Nevertheless, procedures have been revisited and strengthened and the trust has apologised to her
husband.
Following visits to Leicester Royal infirmary by the National Patients Access Team and the Winter and Emergency Services Team
(WEST), a remedial action plan has been put in place, to address the problems of long waiting in accident and emergency at the LRI.
The regional office continues to work closely with the trust and WEST to help Leicester to meet the new national target, which
states that by the end of March 2002 no-one should have to wait more than four hours in accident and emergency before admission.
We are determined to tackle the problem of long trolley waits in some parts of the country. The University hospitals of Leicester
NHS trust has received £3.7 million to modernise its accident and emergency department, as part of our £115 million accident and
emergency modernisation programme. A further £366,011 was announced last week for extra emergency care nurses at the trust between
now and 2003.
Subjects
Death; Administrative delays; Finance; Inquiries; Patients; Modernisation; Leicestershire; Accident and emergency departments; University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Leicester Royal Infirmary; Jones, Brenda
Date
5 December 2001
Reference
376 c371W; 18740
House
House of Commons