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VRE+ no information

Posted By magpiekw94

"VRE+ no information"

About: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

(as a volunteer/advocate),

Patient was discharged with VRE info sheet. No information was written on the discharge/transfer checklist or Discharge Summary, When we received the patient to respite, I was extremely concerned for other patients and infection control because I work in the medical profession. I phoned the ward the patient was admitted to and the Charge RN advised that the patient had been exposed to a fellow patient in a 4 x bed, same bathroom who was VRE+. 

I believe it is not adequate to discharge a patient home without adequate information, ie. in the Discharge Summary with full information, particularly as this patient was being discharged in to respite situation and has regular admissions to another hospital. In my opinion, just receiving an information sheet on VRE is inadequate. 

In future cases, could this please be put in the discharge summary and the referring services be notified so we can arrange suitable infection control measures. 

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Response from Jodi Graham, Executive Director, SCGOPHCG, Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group 2 years ago
Jodi Graham
Executive Director, SCGOPHCG,
Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group

Submitted on 22/03/2023 at 5:35 PM
Published on Care Opinion Australia at 5:36 PM

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Dear magpiekw94

Thank you for taking the time to share your story on Care Opinion about a patient who had been exposed to VRE, was discharged from hospital to a respite facility, without any information provided on their current VRE status.

I am sorry to hear that staff failed to inform you of the patients VRE status prior to their discharge. I can appreciate your concerns about the risks to other patients and the need to put appropriate local measures in place to ensure the safety of other residents.

I will ensure that we use your feedback as an opportunity to remind staff of the importance of including the relevant VRE status on discharge summaries for those patients who have been exposed to VRE.

If you would like us to investigate the circumstances related to this patient in more detail then I would encourage you to contact the Consumer Liaison Service (phone: 6457 2867 or email: CLS@health.wa.gov.au) to provide the patient details, so that we are able to provide a more personalised response.

Once again thank you for getting in touch with us.

Warm Regards

Jodi Graham

Executive Director, SCGOPHCG

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