Nicola Lawrence
23 Oct 2018 · Coroner Jonathan Leach · West Yorkshire (East)
This report repeats 2 earlier warnings, and was raised again 5 times later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. prison staff lacking CPR training
“Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training”
Linked reports
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“Action is required to ensure that Prison Officers and Staff with direct access to prisoners have basic first aid training, CPR training and familiarisation with the use of a defibrillator.”
This report
“Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training.”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
Earlier report
“. The prison officers did not have even the most basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. | am aware from other inquests that this is not provided at a national level.”
This report
“(1) Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training.”
Later report
“One frontline prison staff member gave evidence that he had not received training in 16 years of working for HMPS and felt he needed refresher training.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training.”
Later report
“It is not mandatory for prison officers to have basic first aid training (which includes the provision of CPR) which is in-date.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“- (1) Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training.”
Later report
“Evidence was heard that the majority of those prison officers who had commenced in their roles prior to 2018 had no first aid/basic life-saving skills and no ability/training in undertaking cardiopulmonary resuscitation ('CPR').”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“(1) Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training.”
Later report
“no refresher CPR training had been provided to prison staff since 2023”
Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“Some Prison staff had not received any cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. Either as part of initial training or any refresher training.”
Later report
“After prison officers and prison staff carry out their induction training which covers basic first aid training including the delivery of cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), there is no further mandatory refresher training on first aid or CPR.”
Responses
2018-0318-Response-by-HM-Prison-Probation-Service.pdf ↗· His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service
Stated action
“The Governor at HMP New Hall has reviewed the band/grade and number of staff who need to be trained in first aid, and the number of such staff required on duty at times throughout the day. The prison currently has 40 staff trained in FAW and 48 in EFAW, and these numbers are considered to be sufficient to ensure that an appropriate response can be provided in any emergency situation that may arise at any time.”