Two wrong side surgery events reported at East Kent Hospitals

Kent and Medway PCT clustr board heard there had been two wrong site surgery never events reported by the trust and action had been taken to reduce the risk of any further incidents. No patients died as a result.

The two cases take the total of open never events across Kent and Medway to eight. The PCT cluster has been working to reduce the number of open serious incidents by ensuring they can be closed as soon as possible.