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Wycliffe Matthews

Ref: 2017-0299 Date: 18 Oct 2017 Coroner: John Pollard Area: Manchester (West) Responses identified: 0 / 1 View PDF

Care home staff lacked adequate training on hoist use and failed to maintain proper records of critical events.

Date 18 Oct 2017
56-day deadline 22 Jan 2018 est.
Responses identified 0 of 1
Care Home Health related deaths

Coroner's concerns

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Care home staff lacked adequate training on hoist use and failed to maintain proper records of critical events.
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During the Inquest evidence was heard that:- The staff at the home seemed untrained or at least inadequately trained on the use of the hoist: ii The staff failed to keep any, or any proper, note of the events which led to the death: 11t times

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Circumstances of the death
On the of December 2016 in Alexander Grange Care Home, he was hoisted three in standing hoist: On the first and second occasions he had difficulties and on the third occasion he let go of the hoist ad sat back in the chair causing traumatic spinal cord injuries: This led to his death and pneumonia.
Action should be taken
In my opinion urgent action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe that you have the power to take such action:

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Reference
2017-0299
Date of report
18 October 2017
Coroner
John Pollard
Coroner area
Manchester (West)

Responses identified

Responses identified 0 of 1
1 response not yet linked

Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 22 Jan 2018 (estimated).

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Grange Care Home

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