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Governance failure in incident identification

Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high4 reports · 2024–2025 One-page brief (print or PDF)

Department of Health and Social Care received 4 coroners' reports about this hazard between 13 May 2024 and 23 Sept 2025.

They came from 1 coroner. A similar concern was raised again 3 times after the first warning.

A published response was found for 3 of the 3 earlier reports, stating 1 specific action.

4
reports
1
coroner
2024–2025
years
0.90
lowest link confidence

The story, report by report

Spacing grows with the time between reports.

  1. First warning

    Elvon Morton↗

    13 May 2024 · Graeme Irvine · East London

    “A failure in governance at the Trust meant that this case was not identified as a serious incident. This omission gives rise to a concern that future deaths may follow due to an inability on the part of the trust to identify, reflect upon, and remediate sub-optimal practice”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Department of Health and Social Care responded.Response (PDF) ↗

  2. 5 months later

    Raised again · 1st time

    Chloe Every↗

    25 Oct 2024 · Graeme Irvine · East London

    “Governance processes at the Trust failed to identify that [the deceased]'s death constituted a patient safety incident until months after her death.”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Department of Health and Social Care responded, stating 1 specific action.Response (PDF) ↗

    “BHRUT plan to recruit more learning disability nurses in 2025. They have created pathways to encourage and upskill existing staff due to the shortage of nurses going into learning disability training (RNLD).”

    Stated timescale: 2025

  3. 7 months later

    Raised again · 2nd time

    Kenneth Foster↗

    12 May 2025 · Graeme Irvine · East London

    Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
    “A failure in governance at the Trust meant that this case was not identified as an incident worthy of investigation through the Patient Safety Framework.”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Repeated from the earlier report:governanceTrustincidentPatientSafety

    Department of Health and Social Care responded.Response (PDF) ↗

  4. 4 months later

    Raised again · 3rd time

    Tony Jackson↗

    23 Sept 2025 · Graeme Irvine · East London

    Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
    “A failure in governance at the Trust meant that this case was not identified as an incident worthy of investigation through the Patient Safety Framework. This omission gives rise to a concern that future deaths may follow due to an inability on the part of the trust to identify, reflect upon, and remediate sub-optimal practice”
    Original on judiciary.uk ↗

    Repeated from the earlier report:failuregovernanceTrustmeantcaseidentified

    Department of Health and Social Care responded.Response (PDF) ↗Response (PDF) ↗

  5. All reports to Department of Health and Social Care

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Source: Prevention of Future Deaths reports and responses published by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary at judiciary.uk. Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data updated 26 Oct 2026.

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