Table 3

Care Quality Commission findings of alerts sent 2011–2013 for all diagnosis/procedure groups, single, combined multiple* and sepsis

All alertsMultiple index alerts*Sepsis†
n=154n=32n=19
TotalSingleCombined multiple*Sepsis†
Care51 (33%)42 (34%)9 (33%)10 (53%)
Care and coding55 (36%)49 (40%)5 (19%)6 (32%)
Coding only22 (14%)18 (15%)4 (15%)1 (5%)
Casemix3 (2%)1 (1%)2 (7%)0 (0%)
No review3 (2%)0 (0%)2 (7%)0 (0%)
No improvement required17 (11%)11 (9%)4 (15%)1 (5%)
No cause stated3 (2%)1 (1%)1 (4%)1 (5%)
Total1541222719
  • *Multiple alerts are two or more alerts generated within a year of each other for a trust for the same condition. These alerts were combined and treated as one event.

  • †Septicaemia (except in labour).