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Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports

Pre-inquest brief

Chest drain insertion without pre-procedure checks

Organisation: Department of Health and Social Care · Generated: 27 Oct 2026

Recurance · recurance.com/chains/1bbeaa9abafb5dc4

The earlier warning

Gerald Werrett · 1 Aug 2014 · M E Voisin, Avon

“Mr. [name redacted] was not examined prior to the insertion of the chest drain.”

judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/gerald-werrett

What was promised

A published response was found, but no specific action could be extracted with a verified quote.

What recurred

  • 15 Jul 2016 · James Kane · Andrew Tweddle · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)

The clearest link, quoted from both reports:

Earlier · Gerald Werrett · 1 Aug 2014

“Mr. [name redacted] was not examined prior to the insertion of the chest drain.”

Later · James Kane · 15 Jul 2016

“given the evidence that the deceased would not have died when he did but for the drain”

What happened next

No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.

Every quote is verified word for word against the original report on judiciary.uk. A link shows that a similar concern was raised again, not why. It is not a finding about any organisation or person.

Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Open Government Licence v3.0.