Sunday 28 April 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7533
Date Request Received: 08/11/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 29/11/2023 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Patient Group Directions in Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Freedom of Information Request – Patient Group Directions in Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. My queries pertain to the use, development, and audit of Patient Group Directions (PGDs) within [NHS Trust Name]. Specifically, I am seeking answers to the following questions: General Information: a. How many active Patient Group Directions (PGDs) does the Trust currently have in place? b. In which departments or services within the Trust are PGDs most used? | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see attached document. To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 7533 - Q1 PGD list.pdf | |
| Question Number 2: Usage of PGDs: a. Over the past 3 years, how many patients have been treated under a PGD in the Trust? b. How does the Trust ensure that PGDs are only used by those healthcare professionals competent to do so? | |
| Answer To Question 2: a Data not held b PGD document is only available to individual signed off to work to PGD. It is not available on the hospital intranet. | |
| Question Number 3: Types of Medications: a. Please provide a list of all medications currently administered under a PGD within the Trust. b. Are there specific medications that the Trust has deemed unsuitable for PGD use? If so, which ones? | |
| Answer To Question 3: a - Please see document attached to question 1. b - No | |
| Question Number 4: Audit Policy: a. How frequently does the Trust audit the use of PGDs? b. What measures are in place to ensure the safe and appropriate use of PGDs, based on audit findings? c. Have there been any adverse events or incidents in the past 3 years related to the use of PGDs? If so, how many and what were the main issues identified? | |
| Answer To Question 4: a - Audit undertaken at annual appraisal b - Individual departments are responsible for this c - 3 incidents - 1x related to Paramedic PGD used outside of the Trust, 1x Reaction to correctly given PGD, 1x PGD incorrectly given - no PGD in place. | |
| Question Number 5: Review and Update: a. What is the Trust's policy on the regular review and update of PGDs? b. How often are PGDs typically reviewed and updated within the Trust? c. Who is responsible for the creation, review, and update of PGDs within the Trust? | |
| Answer To Question 5: a every 3 years or before if anything changes in relation to use of the medicine b every 3 years (typically 5 under review at any one time) c The Increasing Access to Medicines group | |
| Question Number 6: Training: a. What training does the Trust provide to staff regarding the use of PGDs? b. How frequently is this training provided and updated? | |
| Answer To Question 6: a MLE online training and individual departmental training specific to the PGD b When individual signs up to a PGD and when an individual PGD is reviewed. | |
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