Black Country

Coroner Area
Reports: 92 Earliest: Oct 2013 Latest: 6 Feb 2026

67% response rate (above 62% average).

Response Status
Responded 62 No Response 1 Historic 24 Pending 1
AI Classification
Action Taken 56%
Action Planned 22%
Noted 0%
Disputed 22%
Based on 9 classified responses
Top Categories
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedure… (45) Community health care and emergenc… (12) Other related deaths (11) Care Home Health related deaths (9) Road (Highways Safety) related dea… (8)
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How does this area compare?
vs West Midlands average: +17 reports · +4pp response rate
vs national average: +9 reports · +5pp response rate
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Joshua Allcock
No Identified Response
2026-0012 1 Jul 2025
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust Walsall Local Authority Birchill’s Health Centre
Child Death (from 2015) Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary Inconsistent national guidance for autism diagnosis hindered specialist dietician referrals for ARFID, while the insensitive Capillary Refill Time test provided misleading reassurance regarding dehydration in children.