Margaret Metcalfe
14 Mar 2016 · Coroner Clare Bailey · Teesside
The coroner's concerns
1. staff not alerted by hand held buzzer or bed alarm
“Mrs [name redacted] had requested help from staff by pressing a hand held buzzer. Her bed had been fitted with a specialist alarm that should have alerted staff that she had got up out of bed. For unknown reasons staff were not alerted by either the hand held buzzer or bed alarms but instead were alerted by hearing a”