Kate Osamor – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Kate Osamor on 2016-03-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the safety of care provided by North Middlesex Hospital’s A&E department since its receipt of a notification of a risk summit.

Jane Ellison

Patient safety in hospitals remains a key priority for the United Kingdom and whilst progress has been made there is clearly much more to be done.

We understand that on 17 February 2016, NHS England and the NHS Trust Development Authority jointly convened a Risk Summit to discuss issues identified with the quality and safety of care in the emergency department at North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust.

All organisations present at the Risk Summit have committed to working together to reduce pressure on the emergency department and ensure patient safety.

An improvement plan is now being implemented to address the quality and safety issues raised.