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Article

8 Mar 2013

Author:
Independent [UK]

Amputee dies in G4S ambulance due to 'insufficient' staff training [UK]

A double amputee died when his unsecured wheelchair tipped over backwards as he was being transported to hospital in an ambulance operated by...G4S. An inquest jury found that the driver and staff of the security firm had not received sufficient training to move patients safely between their homes, hospitals and clinics...Palaniappan Thevarayan...suffered fatal head injuries when his wheelchair came loose from the floor clamps in the back of the vehicle taking him to St Helier Hospital...[T]he jury said: “Patient transport service staff were not sufficiently trained in the safe transportation of patients by ambulance.”...G4S said: “We can confirm that the member of staff involved in this tragic incident had received all the mandatory training required at the time. Following this incident we immediately installed an additional team of professionals to review our procedures and ensure that training fully covers all points pertinent to this incident....”