This article outlines the new features of LFPSE Version 6:
- Instead of having 1 LFPSE form that contains all Incident, Good Care, Outcome, Risk and Governance questions, there are 5 separate forms:
- LFPSE – Incident
- LFPSE – Good Care
- LFPSE – Outcome
- LFPSE – Risk
- LFPSE – Governance
- It is mandatory to add the LFPSE Guidance text to appear in the event drop down list to help users select the right event option:
| Event Option | LFPSE Guidance Text |
| Incident | Something unexpected or unintended has happened, or failed to happen, that could have or did lead to patient harm |
| Good Care | An example of good care that can be learned from |
| Risk | A risk to patient safety in the future, though no patients have yet been affected |
| Outcome | A poor outcome routinely reported locally where it is not yet known whether or not the outcome was caused by a patient safety incident |
- Whenever the LFPSE form is filled in, the data will submit to NHS England. This didn’t used to be the case if the question “Is this a Patient Safety Event?” = NO.
- Forms that contain LFPSE questions will not have the option to ‘Save For Later’. These forms must be ‘Saved and Completed’ to ensure data submits correctly.
- NHS Dictionary of Medicines + Devices has been added to the form. This can also be used in other forms in your system. More info here:
- It is possible to populate some LFPSE questions based on new ‘Bench-marking’ fields within Location settings. More info here:
- Question Updates:
| Update Type | Question | LFPSE Forms Affected |
| Question Amendment | Old wording: Indication of whether the adverse event meets the requirements for duty of candour New wording: Does this qualify as a notifiable safety incident under the Duty of Candour regulations? |
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| New Question | Which incident framework is your organisation operating under? |
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| New Question | Is there a national or regulatory requirement to conduct an investigation in response to this event? |
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| New Question | How will you respond? |
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| New Question | Confirm how you responded |
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| New Question | Findings |
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| New Question | What areas for improvement have been agreed as a result of this response? |
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| New Question | Have safety actions been developed? |
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| New Question | What safety actions have been made to address this area for improvement? |
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| New Question | How will areas for improvement be addressed (e.g. wider review)? |
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| New Question | How many patients were affected? |
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| New Question | To opt out of record sharing, check the box below |
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