FoI Number
2023-297
Subject
Datix Staffing
Date Received
23/08/2023
Request and Response
  1. The number of occasions in which your Health Board recorded incidents regarding incidents about staffing and its effect on patients for the following financial years, 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 (most recent data).

Please provide a breakdown by date/month, hospital/clinical setting and any detail about the incident or concern.

Info about Incident/Concern

Year

Setting (e.g. GBH ward, Theatre, Health Centre)

Severity

Action Taken

Inadequate arrangements for expected staff shortages

2021/22 – 1

 

 

 

Medical Records

 

Minor

 

 

 

 

Affected patients contacted and appointments rescheduled

 

 

Lack of Suitable trained/skilled staff

2023/24 - 1

A&E

Moderate

Escalated to Senior management structure.

Unexpected staff shortage

2022/23 – 1

 

 

 

 2021/22 - 1

GBH Ward

 

 

 

 Health Centre

Minor

 

 

 

 Minor

Escalated to Senior management structure.

 

 Affected patients contacted and appointments rescheduled

Breakdown of planned staff coverage arrangements

 2022/23 – 2

 

 

 

 

 2022/23 -1

Mental Health

 

 

 

 

  Mental Health

Moderate

 

 

 

 

Minor 

 Affected patients contacted and appointments rescheduled

 

Home visit changed to telephone consultation