Source · Prevention of Future Deaths

Dennis Lavington

Ref: 2016-0443 Date: 12 Dec 2016 Coroner: Grahame Short Area: Southampton and New Forest Responses identified: 1 / 1 View PDF

The health centre car park design creates a pedestrian safety hazard, particularly for disabled patients, due to the lack of dedicated crossings or marked safe paths from parking to the entrance.

Date 12 Dec 2016

56-day deadline 9 Apr 2017 est.

Responses identified 1 of 1

Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths

Coroner's concerns

AI summary

The health centre car park design creates a pedestrian safety hazard, particularly for disabled patients, due to the lack of dedicated crossings or marked safe paths from parking to the entrance.

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_ The layout of the health centre car park leads to a potential conflict between pedestrians and car drivers_ Whilst there is a drop off point outside the entrance, many of the patients are likely to be parking in the disabled parking spaces and they then have to cross the car park to reach the entrance If there was a dedicated crossing or a marked path around the edge of the car park with improved signage, this would minimise the risk of a similar incident Coroner'$ Office; Castle Hill, The Castle; Winchester, S023 8UL Tel 01962-667884 01962-667893 Fax

Responses

1 respondent

South West Hampshire Lift

27 Feb 2017 PDF

Action Planned

South West Hampshire LIFT has reviewed the Transport Planning Consultancy report regarding proposed car parking improvement measures at Adelaide Health Centre. The Board has instructed such measures to be implemented, and will seek planning consent to progress the improvements at the earliest opportunity. (AI summary)

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Dear Mr Harris, Re: The late Dennis Thomas LAVINGTON (re:00213-2016) Further to my letter dated 8th February 2017, please be advised that am writing to inform yoU that the Transport Planning Consultancy report regarding the proposed car parking improvement measures at Adelaide Health Centre, Millbrook, Southampton, S016 4XE has now been reviewed by an independent Health and Safety Adviser appointed by the South West Hampshire LIFT Company Board: The outcome of this review endorses the proposed improvements measures identified in the TPC report; therefore , the Board has instructed such measures to be implemented_ Please also note_ that it is anticipated planning consent will be required from the local planning authority to implement some of the measures identified and therefore we will seek to progress the improvements at the earliest opportunity. Registered Office: 45"" Floor, Cobalt Square 83-85 Haglev Road Birmingham B 6 8OG Reristered in Englard &nd Wales Registration number 6437163 mh

Should the Senior Coroner have any queries regarding these matters, then will be more than happy to discuss them further. Your sincerely Head of Estates and Performance Management: For and on behalf of South West Hampshire LIFT Company Registered Office: 5" Flooc, Cobalt Square
8.3-85 Hagley Road Birringhan 816 806 Registered} in England and Wales Registration numoer 843 63

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Investigation and inquest

On 05/02/2016 | commenced an investigation into the death of Dennis Thomas Lavington aged
84. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 12 December 2016. The conclusion of the inquest was Road traffic collision

Circumstances of the death

At about 12.45 on 13 January 2016 Dennis Lavington was crossing the car park outside Adelaide Health Centre at Millbrook Southampton using a walking frame when his frame was struck by a Vauxhall Zafira taxi reversing across the car park and he fell to the ground and struck his head, as a result of which he suffered concussion He was taken to Southampton General Hospital and admitted but later developed pneumonia and died there of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia due to Chronic Kidney Disease, Previous Myocardial Infarction, Type 2 Diabetes MellitusEmphysema Concussion following Road Traffic Collision

Action should be taken

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and believe you Solent NHS Trust have the power to take such action

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Report details

Reference: 2016-0443
Date of report: 12 December 2016
Coroner: Grahame Short
Coroner area: Southampton and New Forest

Responses identified

Responses identified 1 of 1

All listed responses identified

Organisations named in PFD reports are normally expected to respond within 56 days. Deadline: 9 Apr 2017 (estimated).

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Solent NHS Trust

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