Dear Wendy
Your request for information, as detailed in your email below, has been handled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). Please find below our response:
- ECT Information
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust provides outpatient psychotherapy services only. Therefore, this section is not applicable to this Trust as we do not provide ECT (Electro-convulsive therapy).services.
- Serious Incident Information
Please supply any serious incident reports/investigations
We can confirm that we hold the information requested however we are withholding the information requested as we are of the view that the information relates to personal information and is exempt under the provisions of Section 40 of the Act as disclosure would result in a breach of the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018. Section 40 is an absolute exemption and does not require us to carry out the public interest test. Serious incident reports and investigations may contain person information, including about third parties. Therefore, access to incident reports must be justified and balanced against the relevant individuals’ privacy rights, and in line with the principles of the UK General Data Protection Regulation. For this purpose, we have concluded that such access would not be fair or justified.
- How many SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS in 2022?
There were 3 serious incident reports in 2022.
Of the 3 serious incident reports in 2020, 2 were related to men and 1was related to a woman
All were adults
1 – Ethnicity unspecified
2 - BAME
None
None
- How many patients died within 6 months after SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS and what was the cause (whether or not SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS was considered the cause)?
None.
- How many patients died by suicide within 6 months of receiving SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS (whether or not SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS was considered the cause)?
None .
- How many patients have suffered complications during and after SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS and what were those complications?
None .
10. Have there been any formal complaints from patients/relatives about SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS?
No .
11. If so, what was their concerns?
N/A.
12. How does the Trust plan to prevent SERIOUS INCIDENTS in the future?
The Trust reviews all serious incidents for future learning and prevention. Our learning procedure is publicly available on our website and is attached above.
- Restraints Information
We do not restrain patients.
- Seclusion Information
We do not seclude patients.
- Medication Error
We do not dispense medication to patients. The Trust does not have a pharmacy.
Please note that information provided under FOIA relates to information held by this Trust at the date on which the request was made.
We trust that you are satisfied with this response. If you are dissatisfied then please write to us at FOI@tavi-port.nhs.uk quoting the reference details in the header of this email, and explaining the reason for your dissatisfaction.
Yours sincerely,
Freedom of Information Team
Tavistock and Portman
NHS Foundation Trust
Tavistock Centre
120 Belsize Lane
London NW3 5BA
www.tavi-port.org
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From: wendy micklewright <wmicklewright@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: 25 April 2023 16:18
To: Freedom of Information Requests <FOI@tavi-port.nhs.uk>;
Hello
Hope you are good + thank you for all you do ...
Please answer the questions detailed below as per the Freedom of Information act (FOI) ...
Please let me know if any Mental Health trust FOI department is missing from the list ...
I looked for an up to date list of Mental Health Trusts on the internet but could not seem to find one easily ...
Your support regarding this matter is much appreciated
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments
Hope we have a good week
In love + solidarity
Wendy Micklewright
INFORMATION REQUESTED
Please provide ECT information under the FOI act to the following questions: -
1.Please supply patient’s information ECT leaflet.
2.Please supply patient ECT consent form
3.Please supply any ECT reports/investigations
4.How many ECT in 2022?
5.What proportion of patients were men/women?
6.How old were they?
7.What proportion of patients were classified people of the global majority or racialised communities ("POC / BAME")?
8.How many were receiving ECT for the first time?
9.How many patients consented to ECT?
10.How many ECT complaints were investigated outside the NHS and CCG?
11.How many patients died during or 1 month after ECT and what was the cause (whether or not ECT was considered the cause)?
12.How many patients died within 6 months after ECT and what was the cause (whether or not ECT was considered the cause)?
13.How many patients died by suicide within 6 months of receiving ECT (whether or not ECT was considered the cause)?
14.How many patients have suffered complications during and after ECT and what were those complications?
15.Have there been any formal complaints from patients/relatives about ECT?
16.If so, what was their concerns?
17.How many patients report memory loss/loss of cognitive function?
18.What tests are used to assess memory loss/loss of cognitive function?
19.Have MRI or CT scans been used before and after ECT?
20.If so, what was the conclusion?
21.How does the Trust plan to prevent ECT in the future?
Please provide SERIOUS INCIDENT information under the FOI act to the following questions: -
1.Please supply any serious incident reports/investigations?
2.How many SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS in 2022?
3.What proportion of patients were men/women?
4.How old were they?
5.What proportion of patients were classified people of the global majority or racialised communities ("POC / BAME")?
6.How many SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS were investigated outside the NHS and CCG?
7.How many patients died during or 1 month after SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS and what was the cause (whether or not SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS was considered the cause)?
8.How many patients died within 6 months after SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS and what was the cause (whether or not SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS was considered the cause)?
9.How many patients died by suicide within 6 months of receiving SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS (whether or not SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS was considered the cause)?
10.How many patients have suffered complications during and after SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS and what were those complications?
11.Have there been any formal complaints from patients/relatives about SERIOUS INCIDENT REPORTS?
12.If so, what was their concerns?
13.How does the Trust plan to prevent SERIOUS INCIDENTS in the future?
Please provide restraints information under the FOI act to the following questions: -
1.Please supply any Restraints/investigations?
2.How many RESTRAINTS in 2022?
3.What proportion of patients were men/women?
4.How old were they?
5.What proportion of patients were classified people of the global majority or racialised communities ("POC / BAME")?
6.How many RESTRAINTS were investigated outside the NHS and CCG?
7.How many patients died during or 1 month after RESTRAINTS and what was the cause (whether or not RESTRAINTS was considered the cause)?
8.How many patients died within 6 months after RESTRAINTS and what was the cause (whether or not RESTRAINTS was considered the cause)?
9.How many patients died by suicide within 6 months of receiving RESTRAINTS (whether or not RESTRAINTS was considered the cause)?
10.How many patients have suffered complications during and after RESTRAINTS and what were those complications?
11.Have there been any formal complaints from patients/relatives about RESTRAINTS?
12.If so, what was their concerns?
13.Are counts of forced injections available?
14.How does the Trust plan to reduce restraints in the future?
Please provide SECLUSION information under the FOI act to the following questions: -
1.Please supply any SECLUSION reports/investigations
2.How many SECLUSIONS in 2022?
3.What proportion of patients were men/women?
4.How old were they?
5.What proportion of patients were classified people of the global majority or racialised communities ("POC / BAME")?
6.How many SECLUSIONS were investigated outside the NHS and CCG?
7.How many patients died during or 1 month after SECLUSION and what was the cause (whether or not SECLUSION was considered the cause)?
8.How many patients died within 6 months after SECLUSION and what was the cause (whether or not SECLUSION was considered the cause)?
9.How many patients died by suicide within 6 months of receiving SECLUSION (whether or not SECLUSION was considered the cause)?
10.How many patients have suffered complications during and after SECLUSION and what were those complications?
11.Have there been any formal complaints from patients/relatives about SECLUSION?
12.If so, what was their concerns?
13.How does the Trust plan to reduce SECLUSIONS in the future?
Please provide MEDICATION ERRORS information under the FOI act to the following questions: -
1.Please supply any MEDICATION ERRORS reports/investigations
2.How many MEDICATION ERRORS in 2022?
3.What proportion of patients were men/women?
4.How old were they?
5.What proportion of patients were classified people of the global majority or racialised communities ("POC / BAME")?
6.How many MEDICATION ERRORS were investigated outside the NHS and CCG?
7.How many patients died during or 1 month after MEDICATION ERRORS and what was the cause (whether or not MEDICATION ERRORS was considered the cause)?
8.How many patients died within 6 months after MEDICATION ERRORS and what was the cause (whether or not MEDICATION ERRORS was considered the cause)?
9.How many patients died by suicide within 6 months of receiving MEDICATION ERRORS (whether or not MEDICATION ERRORS was considered the cause)?
10.How many patients have suffered complications during and after MEDICATION ERRORS and what were those complications?
11.Have there been any formal complaints from patients/relatives about MEDICATION ERRORS?
12.If so, what was their concerns?
13.How does the Trust plan to prevent MEDICATION ERRORS in the future?