Source · Prevention of Future Deaths
Jeremiah Obaka
Ref: 2017-0292
Date: 12 Oct 2017
Coroner: Selena Lynch
Area: London (South)
0 responses identified · 1 indexed addressee
View PDF
AI-generated concerns summaryThere was no agreed or consistent policy for managing service users who are unresponsive or cannot be found, and separate guidelines from the local authority and care agency had not been communicated to each other.
Date
12 Oct 2017
56-day deadline
22 Jan 2018 est.
estimated from the Judiciary.uk publication date
Responses identified
0 of 1
Coroner's concerns
There was no agreed or consistent policy for managing service users who are unresponsive or cannot be found, and separate guidelines from the local authority and care agency had not been communicated to each other.
View full coroner's concerns
In the circumstances it is statutory to report to you The MATTER OF CONCERN is as follows_ There was no agreed and consistent policy or guideline on what should happen in the event that a service user did not reply or could not be found: The local authority (now through a separate Limited company) and the care agency had separate and different guidelines, neither of which had been communicated to the other_
Report sections
Investigation and inquest
On 2nd July 2016 commenced an investigation into the death of Jeremiah Obaka The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 25" September 2016. The conclusion of the inquest was that Mr Obaka died from natural causes
Circumstances of the death
Mr Obaka was 77 years old, with a number of medical conditions including chronic Iymphoid leukaemia. He was provided with a package of care commissioned by the local whereby carers would visit him at least twice a Carers last visited Mr Obaka on 27 June 2016, but received no reply on subsequent visits. On 2r 2016 police broke into Mr Obaka's home and found him dead: There was a dispute as to the number and nature of communications between the local authority and the agency commissioned to carry out the visits_
Action should be taken
In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you have the power to take such action Acting authority day: July duty my
YouR RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report;, namely by 84 December 2017 1, the coroner, may extend the period. response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action: Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed.
YouR RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report;, namely by 84 December 2017 1, the coroner, may extend the period. response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for action: Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed.
Similar PFD reports
Report details
- Reference
- 2017-0292
- Date of report
- 12 October 2017
- Coroner
- Selena Lynch
- Coroner area
- London (South)
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 from the Judiciary.uk publication date).
Sent to
- London Borough of Sutton