DES Requirements Met

  • Incidents that may impact on patient safety arises
  • Potential breach of the Network Contract DES

PCNs are required to track individual incidents and events that may impact the DES Contract, and keep other Members informed. This is in addition to any action that may be required at Practice level.

The contract does not define “incident” except as anything that may impact on Patient Safety and a Potential Breach of the contract. Best practice dictates

eManager System

We will be providing a secure PCN Compliance Reporting System to manage:-

  • Incidents and untoward events
  • Significant Event Audits
  • Workforce incidents (Disciplinary, Grievances, Performance Issues)
  • Central Risk Register