Regulation 31 Notification of eventsI1

the death of a patient—

and the date, time, cause (where known) and circumstances of the patient’s death;

any serious injury to a patient;

the outbreak in an establishment of any infectious disease, which in the opinion of any medical practitioner employed in the establishment is sufficiently serious to be so notified;

any allegation of misconduct resulting in actual or potential harm to a patient by the registered person, any person employed in or for the purposes of the establishment or for the purposes of an agency, or any medical practitioner with practising privileges;

any request to a supervisory body made pursuant to Part 4 of Schedule A1 to the 2005 Act by the registered person for a standard authorisation, including the result of such a request;

any application made to a court in relation to depriving a patient of their liberty.

receives information concerning the death of a patient who has undergone termination of a pregnancy in an independent hospital during the period of 12 months ending on the date on which the information is received; and

has reason to believe that the patient’s death may be associated with the termination, the registered person must give notice in writing to the appropriate office of the registration authority of that information, within the period of 14 days beginning on the day on which the information is received.