Maternity and neonatal (perinatal) adverse event review process: guidance
Operational guidance to support health boards boards undertaking perinatal adverse event reviews incorporating the additional reporting required of maternity services.
Appendix B: National notification system for SAER
National Notification System for Category 1 Events
![This is Appendix B. Appendix B is a flow chart detailing the steps for notification of category 1 events to the national reporting system. This is displayed as a two stage data submission; stage one is the original notification to the national system which should contain no patient identifiable information and will initiate the SAER. Stage two is the learning and outcomes, data should be submitted following the close of the review and again no patient identifiable information should be entered.](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/advice-guidance/2021/09/maternity-neonatal-perinatal-adverse-event-review-process-scotland/SCT08211705421_g04.png)
Infographic text below:
Two Stage Data Submission
Initial notification: date the decision is made to commission an SAER
Stage 1 | |
Initial notification system |
|
Data |
Definition/explanation |
Month/year |
Notification month and year i.e. Jan 2020 |
Unique identifier |
Datix number or other identifier from local board incident reporting system |
Date SAER commisioned |
Date decision made to progress to SAER |
Category of event |
Free text summarising the type of event e.g. suicide and medicines |
Subcategory of event |
Further detail and context of event I.e. unexpected death: suicide or sepsis. If device involved please specify the device. |
Speciality related to event |
Area of speciality if relevant (free text)i.e. mental health, obstetrics, gyneaecology, surgery |
***Please ensure no patient identifiable data is sent to HIS*** |
Learning and outcomes: outcome of the event after review completion
Stage 2 |
|
Learning and outcomes |
|
Data |
Definition/explanation |
Date review completed |
Date final sign off by appropriate governance group |
Main learning points |
TBD |
Review outcome of event |
Refer to Appendix 1, and grade outcome code accordingly |
confirmed category of event |
Confirmation/correction of category following SAER |
***Please ensure no patient identifiable data is sent to HIS*** |
Contact
Email: thebeststart@gov.scot
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