Man Circumcised Mistakenly After Doctors Mix Up Paperwork

A man who visited a hospital in Leicester, United Kingdom, for a cystoscopy was circumcised by mistake after doctors confused him for another patient.

A report released by Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on Monday stated that the unnamed man visited a hospital in Leicester in September to get his bladder inspected using a thin camera. However, his notes were mixed up with those of another patient who was due to be circumcised.

The report said this was one of eight incideA report released by Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) on Monday stated that the unnamed man visited a hospital in Leicester in September to get his bladder inspected using a thin camera. However, his notes were mixed up with those of another patient who was due to be circumcised.nts of a mistake that took place at Leicester’s hospitals in 2018, which included a swab left in a child after surgery and a patient who mistakenly operated upon.

“This report is presented in response to concerns that exist in relation to the number and nature of never events that have occurred within UHL (University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust) during 2018,” the report stated, adding, “Failure to demonstrate learning from never events has been a concern for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland commissioners and partners for some time.”

Never events are the kind of mistakes in the medical field that should never happen.

“The CCG has an important role in continuing to support UHL to achieve their quality and safety ambitions and intends to do this modeling the comprehensive and collaborative approach described within the CQC (Care Quality Commission) report. This will be achieved through continuing to strengthen our relationships and aligning our improvement approach around a common set of clinical priorities,” the report further stated, the Leicester Mercury reported.

The UHL also issued an apology, saying, “We remain deeply and genuinely sorry to those patients involved, and of course we have personally apologized to each one. Local and national learning (from NHS Improvement and the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch) from Never Events suggests that there can be a number of system issues and human factors that can lead to human error. “

“We are committed to learning and improving and have enshrined this work into our clinical priorities within our Quality Strategy for 2019/20,” the statement said.

UHL treated a total of 1,410,500 patients at its three hospitals, the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital and the Glenfield Hospital in 2018, which is approximately 3,864 patients every day.