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Pre-inquest brief

Delayed referral for neurosurgical care

Organisation: NHS England · Generated: 27 Oct 2026

Recurance · recurance.com/chains/677e15d566bf9b9e

The earlier warning

Teresa Dennett · 18 Jan 2017 · Heidi Connor, Nottinghamshire

“absence of a clear pathway for referral for life-saving neurosurgery”

judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/teresa-dennett

What was promised

Stated action 1 · response to Teresa Dennett (18 Jan 2017) · stated timescale: 31 March 2018

“The Neurosciences CRG are in the process of reviewing the Neurosurgery Service Specification and will require all services to meet the guidelines issued by the SBNS. This review will be complete by'31 March 2018.”

judiciary.uk/…/2017-0026-Response-by-NHS-England.pdf

What recurred

  • 17 Jun 2026 · Muluembet Yohanes · Melanie Lee · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)

The clearest link, quoted from both reports:

Earlier · Teresa Dennett · 18 Jan 2017

“absence of a clear pathway for referral for life-saving neurosurgery”

Later · Muluembet Yohanes · 17 Jun 2026

“neurosurgery is not a specified Pathways category, nor is it part of the”

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.