As highlighted by The Daily Telegraph recently, high numbers of ‘never events’ have occurred within the NHS over the last year.
A ‘never event’ is described in the NHS Improvement report as ‘serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if existing national guidance or safety recommendations have been implemented by healthcare providers.’
The report identifies key types of events in this category, including 178 surgical procedures carried out to the wrong site or location on the body or even to the wrong patient.
There were also 109 occasions where a surgical instrument or associated item, such as a swab or cotton bud, was left in the patient once surgery had been completed.
There were 49 incidents of the wrong implant or prosthesis being used on a patient.
The president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, Brett Dixon, commented that “each never event should be treated as a red flag indicating a palpable threat to patient safety.”
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