Source · Prevention of Future Deaths
Prevention of Future Deaths Reports
Browse 6,383 coroners' Regulation 28 reports by year, region, and keyword. Data sourced from judiciary.uk.
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Reports
| Date | Report | Responses identified |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2025 |
Esme Atkinson
2025-0284 · Alison Mutch
Insufficient training for community healthcare professionals in identifying infant heart defects, especially with maternal diabetes, and inadequate auditing of cardiac anomaly scans …
|
2/2 |
| 5 Jun 2025 |
Nicholas Gray
2025-0283 · Sonia Hayes
The Trust's PSIRF Decision Monitoring Tool contained inaccurate and incomplete information regarding patient contact and self-harm, undermining potential investigation requirements.
|
1/1 |
| 3 Jun 2025 |
Anthony Wood
2025-0282 · John Taylor
A high-risk, severely frail patient fell due to inadequate falls prevention, including missing crash mats, a lowered bed-rail, and only one staff …
|
0/1 |
| 5 Jun 2025 |
Edward Wilson
2025-0281 · Jacqueline Devonish
Paramedics failed to consider the patient's significant heart failure history when administering salbutamol nebulisers, which directly impacted the outcome by lowering blood …
|
1/1 |
| 26 May 2025 |
Sarah Hill
2025-0280 · Margaret Taylor
Inadequate falls risk assessments, poor documentation, and infrequent observations for a deteriorating patient were compounded by unsafe side-room placement and severe understaffing.
|
1/1 |
| 29 May 2025 |
Jeanette Sidlow Beech
2025-0279 · Kate Robertson
Critical ambulance delays, exacerbated by significant hospital handover issues and a lack of social care, lead to patients awaiting discharge, blocking emergency …
|
1/4 |
| 5 Jun 2025 |
Cain Donald
2025-0278 · Nicholas Graham
Deficiencies in discharge planning from a psychiatric unit, including inadequate engagement with family and probation, and a failure to supervise post-discharge medication …
|
1/1 |
| 3 Jun 2025 |
Pellumb Olaj
2025-0277 · Mary Hassell
The council failed to consider a patient's history of paranoid schizophrenia and past suicide attempts by jumping from high places when housing …
|
1/1 |
| 5 Jun 2025 |
Colin Brooks
2025-0276 · Simon Brenchley
Insufficient on-call perfusionist staffing during simultaneous emergency surgeries, not meeting safety guidelines, risks delays in identifying critical issues during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures.
|
1/1 |
| 3 Jun 2025 |
Benjamin Arnold
2025-0275 · Oliver Longstaff
Maternity services are unequally split with limited support and no on-site paediatric cover at one site. Concerns also include ambiguous unit classification …
|
7/5 |
| 4 Jun 2025 |
David Heffer
2025-0274 · Sonia Hayes
The treating doctor was not informed of the patient's readmission for a complication, and medical records were incomplete and illegible, hindering proper …
|
1/1 |
| 4 Jun 2025 |
David Ejimofor
2025-0273 · Edward Ramsay
The absence of lifeguards at a dangerous breakwater during high-risk periods, despite historical effectiveness, and insufficient evidence that new deterrence measures are …
|
3/3 |
| 3 Jun 2025 |
Esther Byrne
2025-0272 · Janine Richards
Poor communication with family and power of attorney led to incorrect baseline information for discharge planning, misunderstandings among medical staff, and the …
|
1/0 |
| 30 May 2025 |
Brian Garrick
2025-0271 · Stephen Covell
Ambulance response times are severely delayed due to prolonged patient handovers at acute hospitals, preventing crews from returning to service.
|
1/1 |
| 2 Jun 2025 |
Charlotte Werner
2025-0270 · Mary Hassell
A lack of clear communication led to a misunderstanding that a dietetic service treated eating disorders, highlighting a need for clarification that …
|
0/1 |
| 3 Jun 2025 |
Mark Villers
2025-0269 · Louise Hunt
Insufficient radiologists led to a critical abnormality (aortic dissection) being missed on a CT scan, with current staffing levels still below guidelines, …
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2/2 |
| 2 Jun 2025 |
Michelle Mason
2025-0268 · Christopher Long
Lancashire lacks a 24/7 thrombectomy service and a clear plan for its delivery, compounded by non-stroke specialists' misunderstanding of service availability and …
|
5/3 |
| 2 Jun 2025 |
Patrick Mongan
2025-0267 · N J Mundy
A mound of earth on the motorway central reservation creates a dangerous hazard, causing loss of vehicle control and risking catastrophic accidents …
|
1/1 |
| 30 May 2025 |
Eric Swaffer, Izabela Lechowicz, Khun Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Nusara Suknamai …
2025-0266 · Catherine Mason
The design and safety supervision of helicopters are concerning, specifically regarding the inadequate provision of system and flight-testing data from aircraft manufacturers …
|
2/2 |
| 30 May 2025 |
Colin Lovett
2025-0265 · Rachael Griffin
Prison staff lack essential diabetes training and understanding of critical attacks. Non-24/7 healthcare and poor awareness among staff risk delayed care and …
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2/2 |