Poor flow of patient information puts vulnerable people at risk – report

Poor flow of patient information puts vulnerable people at risk – report ‘Extremely troubling’ evidence that records vital to continuity of care of patients discharged from hospital lost or misplaced, report finds

The safety of vulnerable people is being put at risk because they are discharged from hospital without proper information about their condition and future needs, the state-funded “consumer champion” Healthwatch England has found.

Scan and test results, consultants’ notes and other information vital to the continuity of care are lost or misplaced, it says, following a special inquiry into people’s experiences after they have returned home or been sent to other care settings. Continue reading... The Guardian