The investigation into the death of Mr Martin was commenced on 21 January 2016 and the inquest concluded on 14 February 2018_ The cause of death was: la. Acute on chronic respiratory failure_ 1b. Smoking-related Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease exacerbated by aspiration of foreign material. The conclusion was 'Natural Causes

Mr Martin was a 96 year old gentleman and resident at Langdale Heights Nursing Home He suffered from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and was on long-term oxygen treatment: On 14 January 2016 he was observed by the nursing and care staff to be struggling to breathe The Nurse in Charge contacted the ambulance service and Mr Martin was pronounced deceased shortly after their arrival. The court found that there had been a number of non-causative deficiencies in the emergency response provided by the Nurse in to the arrival of the ambulance service. CORONER'S CONCERNS Nurse Cecilia Banjoko was the nurse in charge on 14 January 2016_ During the course of the inquest she gave evidence that she no longer works at Langdale Heights Nursing Home and is now a nurse at The New Lodge Nursing Home in Mickleover, Derby. She gave evidence that since Mr Martin's death she had attended and completed practical training in relation to basic life support and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) However, she also gave evidence that (i) she did not know then and still did not know why the ambulance controller had asked her to move Mr Martin from his bed to the floor to the arrival of the ambulance crew and (ii) she did not know how to deflate a patient' s mattress at the time of Mr Martin's death and was still unaware of how to do $O. The MATTER OF CONCERN is: Iam concerned that Nurse Banjoko: may not understand why or when it appropriate to carry out CPR on a flat service; (ii)does not know how to deflate patient mattresses in the event of an emergency _ ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN In my action should be taken to prevent future deaths and [ believe that the people listed in paragraph one above have the power to take such action_ Charge prior prior opinion

YOUR RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 of its date; I may extend that period on request: Your response must contain details of action taken Or proposed to be taken, setting out the timetable for such action. Otherwise you must why no action is proposed: COPIES Ihave sent a cOpy of this report to the following:
1. Lorna Smith Langdale Heights Nursing Home Nursing and Midwifery Council Care Quality Commission 5_ The Chief Coroner Signed: ANNA CRAWFORD DATED this 28th of March 2018 days explain day

In my action should be taken to prevent future deaths and [ believe that the people listed in paragraph one above have the power to take such action_ Charge prior prior opinion