GPs need ‘prompt and complete’ discharge summaries: coroner
The GP was not advised of their 47-year-old patient's new mental health medication regimen, nor details of the cross-titration process.
A coroner has again flagged the importance of discharge summaries being “promptly communicated” to GPs following the death of a patient from prescription drug toxicity.
Kim Bartolo, 47, was originally admitted to Brunswick Private Hospital in October 2021 after sustaining a fractured hip following a fall at home.
