Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
The earlier warning
Kevan Funnell · 27 Feb 2018 · Veronica Hamilton-Deeley, West Sussex, Brighton and Hove
“the ambulance was so delayed in its response to Mr [name redacted]”
judiciary.uk/…/kevan-funnell-prevention-of-future-deaths-report
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Kevan Funnell (27 Feb 2018) · stated timescale: none stated
“We are currently working with our commissioners in a jointly commissioned demand and capacity review, intended to better align our resource requirements to the demands on our service, particularly in the light of the newly introduced Ambulance Response Programme standards.”
judiciary.uk/…/2024-0095-Response-from-South-East-Coast-Ambulan…
Stated action 2 · response to Margaret Stemp (25 Jun 2018) · stated timescale: next three years
“We are aiming to recruit an additional 300 ambulance crew members, so we will have more resources that we can call upon for times of maximum demand.”
judiciary.uk/…/2018-0198-Response-by-South-East-Coast-Ambulance…
Stated action 3 · response to Veronica Jenkins (31 Mar 2023) · stated timescale: 31 March 2023
“SECAmb had planned for 2370.1 WTE by 31 March 2023.”
judiciary.uk/…/2023-0112-Response-from-South-East-Coast-Ambulan…
What recurred
- 25 Jun 2018 · Margaret Stemp · Penelope Schofield
- 31 Mar 2023 · Veronica Jenkins · Anna Crawford · Closely related · confidence 0.92 (high)
- 26 Jun 2023 · Ginger Wright · Anna Crawford · Closely related · confidence 0.85 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Margaret Stemp · 25 Jun 2018
“(1) That there were insufficient resources to deal with the high number of calls on”
Later · Veronica Jenkins · 31 Mar 2023
“There is a risk of a future reoccurrence of the situation which arose on 10 May 2022, namely a deficit in operational hours provided by SECAMBS leading to delayed response times compromising patient safety.”
What happened next
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