Table 4 Selected items from the clinical staff questionnaire: frequency and percentage response to patient safety items
Within your clinical setting, have any of the following occurred involving a patient with intellectual disabilities in the past 3 years?(number of respondents =825) | Number (%) indicating ‘yes’ response |
|---|---|
Communication with the patient was not as good as it should have been | 302 (36.6) |
It was not possible to complete a full assessment of the patient’s needs | 224 (27.2) |
Certain tests or treatments were delayed because the patient was unable to give consent | 196 (23.8) |
Communication with the family or carers was inadequate | 156 (18.9) |
It was not possible to obtain advice from a [intellectual] disability expert at the time this was needed | 131 (15.9) |
Staff avoided the patient because of unusual, different or challenging behaviour | 103 (12.5) |
Certain tests or treatments were not given because the patient was unable to give consent | 71 (8.6) |
The patient did not get sufficient food or drink | 52 (6.3) |
The patient deteriorated unnecessarily | 24 (2.9) |
The patient was given the wrong medication, the wrong dose, or did not receive their medication | 17 (2.1) |
The patient was misdiagnosed | 10 (1.2) |