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Richard Shannon

5 Dec 2022 · Coroner Mary Hassell · Inner North London

The coroner's concerns

  1. 1. pressure ulcer progression

    “The discharge team at University College Hospital (UCH) did not seek a pressure relieving bed and mattress to replace Professor [name redacted] own before he was discharged on 5 January”
  2. 2. inadequate risk communication

    “Upon discharge, UCH sent a referral to the district nurses. This included notification of a grade 2 pressure ulcer and a high risk of pressure ulcers in the future”
  3. 3. failure to implement skin checks

    “The district nurses expected the carers employed by Kapital Care UK Limited (the Kapital carers) and commissioned by social services at the City of Westminster Council (social services) to check the skin integrity every day.”
  4. 4. omission of specific instruction

    “Upon discharge, a Discharge to Assess form was completed by therapists (I am unclear whether occupational or physiotherapists) at UCH and sent to social services at the City of Westminster.”
  5. 5. inadequate risk assessment

    “The City of Westminster social worker considering the Discharge to Assess form did not consider any part of the form other than the specific instructions”
  6. 6. lack of systemic learning

    “The safeguarding investigation was concluded by the social worker from Westminster at the end of June 2022, but I was told that there have been no changes made to systems or training in the intervening five months”

Responses

2022-0392-Response-from-Central-London-Community-Healthcare-1.pdf ↗· Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Stated action

“We have enhanced lines of communication between out teams, by setting up a specific phone number and time when the nurses will be able to discuss hospital discharges.”

Stated action

“All communications including care plans are now being shared with all providers involved in care at discharge to ensure consistency in care provision.”

Stated action

“The District Nurses are now invited to meetings with University College Hospital NHS Trust for any complex discharges.”

Stated action

“We have updated the care plans template for care skin integrity every day.”

Stated action

“The Central London Community Healthcare NHS a number of concerns but did not specifically instruct Trust District Nursing Team has worked with that carers should check skin integrity every day.”

Stated action

“We have shared learning from this with staff involved and across the organization to ensure that such an incident will automatically trigger an internal escalation to our safeguarding team in the Trust who will follow this up with the local authority.”

2022-0392-Response-from-Central-London-Community-Healthcare.pdf ↗· Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Stated action

“We have enhanced lines of communication between out teams, by setting up a specific phone number and time when the nurses will be able to discuss hospital discharges.”

Stated action

“All communications including care plans are now being shared with all providers involved in care at discharge to ensure consistency in care provision.”

Stated action

“The District Nurses are now invited to meetings with University College Hospital NHS Trust for any complex discharges.”

Stated action

“We have updated the care plans template for care skin integrity every day.”

Stated action

“The Central London Community Healthcare NHS a number of concerns but did not specifically instruct Trust District Nursing Team has worked with that carers should check skin integrity every day.”

Stated action

“we have shared our pressure ulcer care training proforma from the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust Academy with Westminster adult social care to assist in ensuring that there is a clear standard of training delivered by the different care organisations which will support carers to deliver effective care.”

2022-0392-Response-from-City-of-Westminster.pdf ↗· City of Westminster Council and Registered Care Manager

2022-0392-Response-from-Kapital-Care.pdf ↗· Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust

Stated action

“Concern 3 - Kapital care coordinators will contact district nurses in all cases when it is identified they are involved in the adult's care arrangements. This will ensure any care and support needs relating to pressure ulcer management and other relevant care needs can be implemented as part of our care plans.”

Stated action

“Concern 5 - All relevant information including hospital discharge notes for the client is reviewed to ensure a better understanding of a person's care needs. - Kapital care reviews the discharge letter sent home with the adult to identify any additional needs relevant to the care delivery.”

Stated action

“Concern 6 - Review of all policies and procedure has been completed/in progress since the safeguarding enquiry/Coroner report which include the actions set out. - Review of all training needs for all care staff employed by Kapital care to identify training needs across the organization and improve standards of care”

Stated action

“concern. - Any concerns identified which impact on our ability to complete the care tasks are reported immediately to adult social care, ensuring an immediate solution is found.”

Stated action

“is found. - Review the care plan when any concerns are raised/identified.”

Stated action

“Concern 7 - Kapital care maintains full cooperation with the local authority in all safeguarding enquiries. Since the Coroner's report Kapital care has identified any potential conflict of interest when interviewing our own care staff. This is to be discussed with the local authority to identify who is the most appropriate person/agency to lead the interview.”

2022-0392-Response-from-Kapital-Care-UK-Limited.pdf ↗· University College London Hospitals NHS Trust

Stated action

“Concern 3 - Kapital care coordinators will contact district nurses in all cases when it is identified they are involved in the adult's care arrangements. This will ensure any care and support needs relating to pressure ulcer management and other relevant care needs can be implemented as part of our care plans.”

Stated action

“Concern 5 - All relevant information including hospital discharge notes for the client is reviewed to ensure a better understanding of a person's care needs. - Kapital care reviews the discharge letter sent home with the adult to identify any additional needs relevant to the care delivery.”

Stated action

“Concern 6 - Review of all policies and procedure has been completed/in progress since the safeguarding enquiry/Coroner report which include the actions set out. - Review of all training needs for all care staff employed by Kapital care to identify training needs across the organization and improve standards of care”

Stated action

“concern. - Any concerns identified which impact on our ability to complete the care tasks are reported immediately to adult social care, ensuring an immediate solution is found.”

Stated action

“is found. - Review the care plan when any concerns are raised/identified.”

Stated action

“Concern 7 - Kapital care maintains full cooperation with the local authority in all safeguarding enquiries. Since the Coroner's report Kapital care has identified any potential conflict of interest when interviewing our own care staff. This is to be discussed with the local authority to identify who is the most appropriate person/agency to lead the interview.”

2022-0392-Response-from-University-College-London-Hospital.pdf ↗· University College London Hospitals NHS Trust

2022-0392-Response-from-University-College-London-Hospitals.pdf ↗· University College London Hospitals NHS Trust

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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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