David Sweeney
19 Aug 2018 · Coroner ME Hassell · London Inner (North)
This report repeats 1 earlier warning, and was raised again 1 time later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of red prioritisation for unconscious patient
“A call to the London Ambulance Service regarding a man who had been unconscious did not prompt a red prioritisation”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
Earlier report
“When [the deceased]'s mother replied "no", the EMD went on to ask "Is he conscious?”
This report
“A call to the London Ambulance Service regarding a man who had been unconscious did not prompt a red prioritisation.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
This report
“A call to the London Ambulance Service regarding a man who had been unconscious did not prompt a red prioritisation.”
Later report
“Given the rigidity of the structured questions, there was no capacity within MPDS to account for information provided on behalf of Mr [name redacted] during the first 999 call, namely that he thought and felt like he was having a heart attack.”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.