Please provide the following:
A copy of the patient inter-hospital transfer document/proforma and guidelines used by your trust.
The Trust’s Patient Transfer Policy is attached: Patient%20Transfer%20Policy%20v6%200
The number of incidents reported involving the transfer of surgical patients between hospitals or trusts between March 2015-March 2016.
We have reviewed Datix, our incident reporting system and there were 46 surgical patients who had incidents relating directly to transfer
The number of surgical patients transferred between hospitals or trusts between March 2015-March 2016.
698 External Transfers
244 Inter-site Transfers
For reference this is what we have classified as an external transfer
| NHS – other hospital provider – ward for general patients or the younger physically disabled |
| NHS High Security Psychiatric |
| NHS Medium Security Unit |
| NHS Mentally Ill or Learning Disabilities Ward |
| NHS Nursing, Care or Group Home |
| NHS Other Provider – Maternity or Neonates |
| Non NHS Hospice |
| Non NHS Hospital |
| Non NHS Hospital Medium Secure |
| Non NHS Residential Care Home |
