Learning from Death

Learning from Deaths

It is a national requirement that the Trust looks at all hospital deaths to ensure that the best possible care is given and that lessons are learned from any mistakes that are made.

At Nottingham University Hospital, all deaths are screened to see if a more detailed review is required. The Department of Health has provided guidance to all hospitals, giving certain criteria when a more detailed review should be considered, or, where concerns have been raised with the care.

Also, randomly selected cases where the care is believed to be good will also be reviewed. It is anticipated that a more detailed review will be carried out about 10% of the time.

It is very important that relatives and friends are involved in the review process; therefore you may be contacted to discuss your views on the care that your relative or friend received and you can also raise any concerns that you may have had with the care at this time.