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Jennifer Whinney

27 Nov 2023 · Coroner Melanie Lee · Inner North London

The coroner's concerns

  1. 1. PICC line infections due to poor maintenance

    “Whilst at the Royal London Hospital [the deceased] had at least 6 episodes of sepsis from infected PICC lines. I heard evidence that these infections were contributed to by poor PICC line maintenance. and that the consultant colorectal surgeon raised concerns about the number of PICC line infections that [the deceased] and other patients on the ward were getting. I heard some evidence about steps that had been taken but I was told that it was a nursing issue and I only heard evidence from a surgeon. I did n”

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Source: Prevention of Future Deaths reports and responses published by the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary at judiciary.uk. Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data updated 26 Oct 2026.

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