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Incorrect discharge letter

Posted By EmmaGB

"Incorrect discharge letter"

About: Lincoln County Hospital / Paediatrics

(as a parent/guardian),

I’ve just received a discharge letter for my 3 yr old son. We came in purely for a blood transfusion, organised by our usual hospital. The discharge letter states we were admitted under emergency circumstances and presented with dehydration. It also states he has a glioblastoma when in fact he has a very different type of tumour. This misinformation is dangerous in his health records. 

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Response from Kate Rivett, Divisional Head of Children and Young People, United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 2 years ago
Kate Rivett
Divisional Head of Children and Young People,
United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Submitted on 10/01/2023 at 07:58
Published on Care Opinion at 07:58

Dear EmmaGB,

Thank you for your feedback - we are sorry to hear that your son’s discharge letter contained inaccuracies and agree that this does not meet our usual standards. We work hard to ensure that all aspects of our clinical documentation contains factually accurate information that reflects the treatment that a child or young person received whilst in our care. Please could you reach out to me at kate.rivett@ulh.nhs.uk so that I can gain further details to enable us to investigate what happened?

Many thanks – Kate Rivett (Head of CYP Nursing)

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