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Pre-inquest brief

Communication breakdown between junior doctor and consultant

Organisation: Department of Health and Social Care · Generated: 26 Oct 2026

Recurance · recurance.com/chains/e4671fb5887ea9f7

The earlier warning

Frederick Davidson · 14 Oct 2013 · Martin Flemimg, Surrey

“Breakdown in communication between the junior doctor and consultant. - The lack of recognition of the pneumothorax on the x ray and the subsequent delayed medical treatment”

judiciary.uk/…/davidson-2013-0258

What was promised

No published response from Department of Health and Social Care was found for the earlier reports.

What recurred

  • 29 Aug 2014 · Jude Kliem · Ian Arrow · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)

The clearest link, quoted from both reports:

Earlier · Frederick Davidson · 14 Oct 2013

“Breakdown in communication between the junior doctor and consultant. - The lack of recognition of the pneumothorax on the x ray and the subsequent delayed medical treatment”

Later · Jude Kliem · 29 Aug 2014

“There appears to have been a breakdown in communication. There could be an improvement by way of standardisation of documentation”

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.