Incident reporting policy - Homerton University Hospital

Appendix 4: Reporting to External AgenciesThe policies identified in the table should be referred to for details of the appropriate process to befollowed.External Agency Type of Incident Timescale Policy to befollowedCoronerDeath from industrial diseasesCot death and postnatal deathsSuicidesWhere death may be linked to an accident(whenever it occurred).Immediate IncidentInvestigation &Reporting Policyand Litigation andClaims PolicyDeath after operation or before fullrecovery from anaestheticDeath due to abortionCause of death unknown or within 24hours of admissionPossibility of complaint about any medicalcare (Negligence)Neglect or self-neglectAny violent, suspicious or unnatural deathDrug related deathsDeath of anyone currently or recentlydetained in Police / Prison custodyNational Patient Safety Unexpected death of a patient receiving As soon as SUIAgencyHealth & SafetyExecutive (HSE)NHS LitigationAuthority(NHSLA)ProfessionalRegulatoryBodiesMedicines & Healthcareproducts RegulatoryAgency (MHRA)NHS careRIDDOR incidents - death, major injury ordangerous occurrenceOver three day injuries (See alsoAppendix 5)Incidents where Trust becomes awarethat litigation will resultIncidents where there appears to havebeen a breach of the professional code ofconductIncidents involving injury or risk of seriousinjury involving healthcare products andequipmentpossibleImmediateSeven daysImmediateWhen thebreachbecomesapparentWithin 24hoursHealth & SafetyPolicyLitigation & ClaimsPolicyDisciplinary PolicyMedical DevicesPolicy andSafety AlertBroadcasting PolicyArea Child ProtectionCommittee and SocialServicesCare QualityCommissionCare QualityCommissionEnvironmentalHealth/Food StandardsAgency/HealthProtection AgencyAny incident involving transfusion of bloodproducts reportable to Serious Hazards ofTransfusion (SHOT)Serious Adverse Blood Reactions andEvents (SABRE)Any incident involving serious harm to achildAny serious incident deemed necessaryfor escalation by Executive DirectorRadiation Incidents as defined under theIRMER regulations and specified by theRadiation Protection AdviserIncident involving contaminated foodproducts resulting in illnessAs soon as itis identifiedImmediateAs soon aspossibleAs soon aspossibleImmediateBlood TransfusionPolicyChild ProtectionPolicySUI ProcedureSUI ProcedureFood HygienePolicy andProcedurePage 34 of 47