First raised 21 Jul 2022 in Gaia Pope-Sutherland: Prevention of future deaths report. Hazard: Overly rigid right care right person policy leading to deployment delays
Gaia Pope-Sutherland: Prevention of future deaths report (2022)
“some parts of these policies remain ambiguous or confusing. For example, in the Call Handling, Grading and Deployment Policy, there is no specific paragraph that explains that the Force Incident Manager should be notified of a high risk missing person”
This report (2026)
“An overly rigid approach to the Right Care Right Person policy and affinity protocol resulted in a delayed deployment. Even where call handlers have real concerns that someone not returning to a mental health unit is a high risk missing person, the outcome of the toolkit not to deploy is the same if the individual's address has not been visited, even when told that they would not go there.”
First raised 12 Jun 2023 in Heather Findlay: Prevention of future deaths report. Hazard: Inconsistent mental health emergency protocols across police forces
Heather Findlay: Prevention of future deaths report (2023)
“I heard that the MPS has already created a similar model under the resource and demand team. The protocol is called Affinity.”
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Catherine Morgan19 May 2026 · Coroner Patricia Harding · Kent and Medway
First raised 20 Aug 2013 in Nicola Matthews. Hazard: Inadequate documentation and communication of discharge decisions
Nicola Matthews (2013)
“The contemporaneous note in the EPJS was conceded to be an incomplete record of everything that was decided on the ward round.”
This report (2026)
“The systems in place for safeguarding voluntary patients in respect of leave and recording the decisions was inadequate and decisions were largely communicated by word of mouth”
First raised 21 Apr 2016 in Derrick Rose-Fowler. Hazard: Lack of basic life support training among prison officers
Derrick Rose-Fowler (2016)
“it is a matter of concern that in December 2010 only one of four officers were first aid trained and in February 2012 one was still untrained”
This report (2026)
First raised 25 Mar 2015 in Keith Murphy. Hazard: Lack of basic first aid training and CPR training and defibrillator use by Prison Officers and Staff
Keith Murphy (2015)
“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”
First raised 25 Aug 2022 in Charles Evans: Prevention of future deaths report. Hazard: Lack of CPR training among carers
Charles Evans: Prevention of future deaths report (2022)
“None of the Carers employed at Hibiscus House had any training in CPR.”
This report (2026)
“No ongoing training had been provided to prison officers since initial training on basic life support or first aid, meaning that officers confronted”
First raised 13 Jun 2016 in Kevin Dermott. Hazard: Inadequate weekend mental health provision at prison
Kevin Dermott (2016)
“At HMP Haverigg there was inadequate mental health cover with at times only one mental 1 health nurse and no provision for psychiatric referral”
This report (2026)
“Mental health provision is only commissioned within HMP Haverigg during the week and is not available at the weekends.”
His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service
Roy Sinclair13 May 2026 · Coroner Sean Cummings · Milton Keynes
First raised 20 Sept 2016 in Liam Lambert. Hazard: Inadequate ACCT training leading to incomplete documentation
Liam Lambert (2016)
“The ACCT document was not completed fully, did not accompany [the deceased] around the prison as it should have and not all appropriate individuals were invited to the reviews.”
This report (2026)
“After the first overdose, there was a handover miscommunication as to whether the ACCT remained open or had been closed.”
First raised 10 Dec 2019 in Daniel Akam. Hazard: Inaccurate ACCT documentation affecting prisoner safety
Daniel Akam (2019)
“Failure to carry out ACCT observations recorded in the ACCT log”
This report (2026)
“serious difficulty in the recording, communication, and use of ACCT documentation”
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Roy Sinclair13 May 2026 · Coroner Sean Cummings · Milton Keynes
First raised 27 Nov 2016 in Matthew Russell. Hazard: Inadequate ACCT documentation and communication
Matthew Russell (2016)
“Ensuring that all staff with responsibility for patients in prison have received adequate foundation training and on-‐‐going training in the ACCT procedure.”
This report (2026)
“After the first overdose, there was a handover miscommunication as to whether the ACCT remained open or had been closed.”
First raised 3 May 2024 in Michael Clarke: Prevention of future deaths report. Hazard: Lack of sepsis detection tool in emergency call handling
Michael Clarke: Prevention of future deaths report (2024)
“The evidence before the inquest was that there were no specific sepsis trigger questions on the ambulance pathway.”
This report (2026)
First raised 30 Sept 2024 in Megan Williams: Prevention of Future Deaths Report. Hazard: Adhesions leading to small bowel obstruction
Megan Williams: Prevention of Future Deaths Report (2024)
“Independent expert evidence was heard that indicated that the deceased likely had band adhesions - a known complication of her past abdominal surgery.”
This report (2026)
Department of Health and Social Care
Elsie Jones7 May 2026 · Coroner Louise Hunt · Birmingham and Solihull
First raised 30 Jul 2020 in Reginald Collins. Hazard: Delayed discharge due to lack of suitable care home placement
Reginald Collins (2020)
“The inquest heard that Mr [name redacted] could have been discharged from 19th September when he was medically optimised. However he remained in an acute hospital setting until his death on 22nd 1 October because of the challenges of finding a suitable EMI placement for him.”
First raised 30 May 2024 in Katie Madden: Prevention of future deaths report. Hazard: Lack of vulnerability assessment for domestic violence recipients
Katie Madden: Prevention of future deaths report (2024)
“No evidence was seen that recipients of a 'Claires Law' Domestic Violence Disclosure are treated as being of greater vulnerability”
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
John McKinlay1 May 2026 · Coroner Emma Brown · Birmingham and Solihull
First raised 22 Oct 2024 in Robert Taylor: Prevention of Future Deaths Report. Hazard: Insufficient patient observation leading to inpatient falls
Robert Taylor: Prevention of Future Deaths Report (2024)
“The central issue in this case relating to the fall on 11/06/24 was the lack of enhanced nursing observations.”
This report (2026)
What was promised after the earlier report
“The College very much recognise the issues you raise in relation to the lack of effective and consistent communication between services for people with neurological conditions and mental illness.”
Elaine Tarbuck: Prevention of Future Deaths Report (2025)
“The emergency response had come about because of a new 'Right Care, Right Person' policy applied by emergency services that, in fact, delivered as a first responder, the wrong person delivering the wrong care to the deceased's residence.”
This report (2026)
“An overly rigid approach to the Right Care Right Person policy and affinity protocol resulted in a delayed deployment.”
What was promised after the earlier report
“The College is reviewing the RCRP toolkit to ensure it provides clearer guidance on the assessment of risk in control rooms, including how to handle ambiguous or borderline cases where the threshold for police attendance may not be immediately clear.”
This report (2026)
“An overly rigid approach to the Right Care Right Person policy and affinity protocol resulted in a delayed deployment.”
What was promised after the earlier report
“Response The MPS currently has the Affinity Protocol in place and has done since September 2021.This is a collaborative partnership between local policing, NHS Trusts and mental health service providers, the aim of which is to achieve mutual understanding of each partner's responsibilities in respect of those patients detained under the Mental Health Act and who may abscond.”
No published response from this organisation was found for the earlier report.
“No ongoing training had been provided to prison officers since initial training on basic life support or first aid, meaning that officers confronted with discovery of a ligature situation were unable to provide immediate and basic life support due to a lack of confidence”
No published response from this organisation was found for the earlier report.
Darren McGuin (2019)
“Prison officers will usually be first on scene, particularly if a prisoner is found in their cell and this lack of basic life support training is leading to a delay in the commencement of CPR.”
This report (2026)
“No ongoing training had been provided to prison officers since initial training on basic life support or first aid, meaning that officers confronted with discovery of a ligature situation were unable to provide immediate and basic life support due to a lack of confidence and unfamiliarity of what to do in a situation when every second can count in promoting the chances of an optimal recovery.”
No published response from this organisation was found for the earlier report.
Stephen Sleaford: Prevention of Future Deaths Report (2024)
“Evidence was heard that the majority of those prison officers who had commenced in their roles prior to 2018 had no first aid/basic life-saving skills and no ability/training in undertaking cardiopulmonary resuscitation ('CPR').”
This report (2026)
“No ongoing training had been provided to prison officers since initial training on basic life support or first aid, meaning that officers confronted with discovery of a ligature situation were unable to provide immediate and basic life support due to a lack of confidence and unfamiliarity of what to do”
What was promised after the earlier report
“attention. The HMPPS First Aid Policy Framework was re-issued nationally in August 2023. The revised policy highlights the training requirements for Emergency First Aid and First Aid in prisons, including the importance of Governors ensuring that there is an appropriate number of trained staff on duty at all times. To achieve this, a detailed local first aid risk assessment must be produced to determine the number of First Aiders at Work (FAW) and Emergency First Aiders at work (EFAW) required at an”
This report (2026)
“No ongoing training had been provided to prison officers since initial training on basic life support or first aid, meaning that officers confronted with discovery of a ligature situation were unable to provide immediate and basic life support”
John Williams (2017)
“The prison officers did not have even the most basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.”
This report (2026)
“No ongoing training had been provided to prison officers since initial training on basic life support or first aid, meaning that officers confronted with discovery of a ligature situation were unable to provide immediate and basic life support”
No published response from this organisation was found for the earlier report.
No published response from this organisation was found for the earlier report.
No published response from this organisation was found for the earlier report.
Bradley Brown (2018)
“Late transfer of Prisoners between Prisons - on Fridays/at a weekend puts Prisoners at increased risk of death as adequate mental health/risk assessments cannot be conducted.”
This report (2026)
“Mental health provision is only commissioned within HMP Haverigg during the week and is not available at the weekends.”
Thomas Huntley: Prevention of future deaths report (2023)
“In evidence it was clear that the ACCT document was the only written document used for sharing information between the healthcare staff employed by the NHS trust and the prison security staff.”
This report (2026)
“After the first overdose, there was a handover miscommunication as to whether the ACCT remained open or had been closed.”
What was promised after the earlier report
“The Safety Intervention Meeting (SIM) is a multi-disciplinary safety risk management meeting, chaired by the Senior Management Team (SMT), providing support and multi-disciplinary guidance to Case Coordinators and case review teams.”
Frazer Williams: Prevention of future deaths report (2024)
“The ACCT records were incomplete and inadequate. The last case review took place on 1st March 2022. The next case review was scheduled for 3rd March 2022, however this did not take place and there was no further case review prior to [the deceased]'s death.”
This report (2026)
“The evidence disclosed serious difficulty in the recording, communication, and use of ACCT documentation. After the first overdose, there was a handover miscommunication as to whether the ACCT remained open or had been closed.”
No published response from this organisation was found for the earlier report.
Sarah Reed (2017)
“(9) The jury also found that not all members of the ACCT Review team fully reviewed the ACCT document before making a decision.”
This report (2026)
“1.ACCT documentation and operation. The evidence disclosed serious difficulty in the recording, communication, and use of ACCT documentation.”
What was promised after the earlier report
“CNWL Offender Care has developed its own bespoke training for the management of harm and suicide in prison environments. This training forms part of our mandatory training list and is retaken annually by all staff. Across Offender Care, we are currently 94% compliant with this requirement.”
“The lack of a sepsis algorithm pathway to assist the emergency medical advisor (EMA) during 111/999 calls”
“There are other clinics nationally who may be offering patients Preoperative Progressive Pneumoperitoneum (PPP) to patients who have a history of adhesional small bowel obstruction (ASBO).”
What was promised after the earlier report
“The Trust have a monthly joined Emergency Medicine and Surgical teaching session. This is a platform for these Departments to present and discuss cases they face in order to improve patient safety continuously. It is important to note that cases surrounding acute abdomen are frequent and therefore often require discussion of the AAPP. The AAPP is a feature of these discussions each time a relevant case is discussed.”
This report (2026)
“The inquest heard evidence that patients who suffer from severe dementia who need specialist placements often spend many months in hospital whilst funding and suitable placements are being found.”
What was promised after the earlier report
“a GM Discharge Pathway and good Discharge to Assess (D2A) system in place”
This report (2026)
“In seeking some reassurance as to her safety, the Deceased had made a Clare's Law application under the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS) prior to her death; however, this was had not been progressed by Police.”
“Some, potentially all, of these falls occurred when Mr [name redacted] was not receiving the appropriate level of observation in accordance with his falls risk assessment and care plan.”
What was promised after the earlier report
“The Enhanced Care policy has been re-embedded into the ward and risks are discussed in the ward huddle following shift handovers.”