Jean Waldron
8 Jan 2026 · Coroner David Reid · Worcestershire
The coroner's concerns
1. removal of wound dressings and cleaning of pressure sore by unlicensed carers
“she had read and understood an email from the District Nurse [name redacted], dated 15.1.25, which made clear that carers should not provide any care in relation to Mrs. [name redacted] pressure sore as they did not have the correct licence to provide wound care; and (b) despite that clear instruction, she had on 3 separate occasions thereafter removed soiled wound dressings from the pressure sore and attempted to clean the wound with saline and gauze because she felt that it was in the deceased's "best interests" so to”