Edward Jones
13 Feb 2026 · Coroner Oliver Longstaff · West Yorkshire East
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of validated paediatric sepsis screening tool
“there is no Sepsis Screening Tool which is validated for use in Paediatric Emergency Departments or has a sensitivity or specificity which makes it a useful tool for escalation within a Paediatric Emergency Department”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high
Earlier report
“No sepsis screening tool was being used by the community health care providers, and so opportunities were lost to consider a diagnosis of sepsis and refer as an emergency for hospital admission and treatment”
This report
“there is no Sepsis Screening Tool which is validated for use in Paediatric Emergency Departments or has a sensitivity or specificity which makes it a useful tool for escalation within a Paediatric Emergency Department.”