University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Hospital sends GPs 15,000 letters in a single day

By 2025-04-25T12:10:00

Stressed doctor with stethoscope

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A “technical failure” caused a hospital trust to send 15-20,000 discharge letters to local GP practices on the day before the Easter bank holiday weekend, some of which dated back four months.

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