Brighton & Hove

Coroner Area
Reports: 61 Earliest: Feb 2014 Latest: 15 Jul 2021

70% response rate (above 62% average).

61 results
Ronald Harman
Historic (No Identified Response)
2018-0234 19 Jul 2018
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The provided text indicates general concerns about matters revealed during the inquest, suggesting a risk of future deaths without specifying particular issues.
Rita Giles
Historic (No Identified Response)
2018-0224 11 Jul 2018
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The provided text indicates general concerns about matters revealed during the inquest, suggesting a risk of future deaths without specifying particular issues.
Darren Carrington
All Responded
2018-0181 15 Jun 2018
North Laine Medical Centre Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissionin…
Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths Community health care and emergency services related deaths
Concerns summary The provided concerns text was insufficient to identify specific safety issues or systemic failures.
Ross Reeves
Partially Responded
2018-0093 29 Mar 2018
Brighton and Hove Clinical Commission G… British Medical Association NHS England
Community health care and emergency services related deaths
Concerns summary The patient's transfer to his new GP was identified as likely unsafe.
Barry Tucker
All Responded
2018-0018 17 Jan 2018
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals East Sussex Health Care NHS Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary No specific concerns were detailed in the provided text.
Sheila Ross
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0384 21 Dec 2017
Carlton House Rest Home Compliance Manager
Care Home Health related deaths
Concerns summary The provided concerns text for this report does not detail specific safety issues or systemic failures related to the deceased's care at Carlton House Rest Home.
Roger Saxby
Partially Responded
2017-0365 8 Dec 2017
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital… St George’s University Hospitals NHS Tr…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The provided text only states the coroner's statutory duty to report concerns without detailing specific issues identified.
Thomas Wall
All Responded
2017-0321 2 Aug 2017
Sussex Partnership NHS Trust Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissionin…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths Suicide (from 2015)
Concerns summary The lack of local in-patient detox facilities and long waiting lists are unacceptable. A more collaborative approach for dual diagnosis patients is critically needed, as current separation of care increases risk.
Patricia Webb
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0130 20 Apr 2017
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary Inadequate fall prevention measures included insufficient observations, failure to identify fall patterns, and a lack of recorded meaningful activities. Unsuitable non-slip footwear also posed a risk.
Ronald Bennett
All Responded
2017-0097 5 Apr 2017
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital… SECAMB
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary There are serious and concerning delays in ambulances arriving at the scene of incidents, potentially compromising timely patient care.
Paul Barber
All Responded
2017-0184 2 Mar 2017
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The report indicates a risk of future deaths unless action is taken, but no specific concerns were detailed in the provided text.
Derek Lee
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0045 14 Feb 2017
Sussex Partnership NHS Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary No specific concerns regarding future deaths were detailed in the provided text, only contact information.
Raymond Pollard
All Responded
2017-0023 25 Jan 2017
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary A poorly informed decision to discharge a patient with no improvement, without doctor review, led to a failed discharge that seriously compromised the patient's health.
Leslie Lerner
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016-0487 28 Oct 2016
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary Inadequate junior doctor training in sling application, lack of senior doctor review for high-risk patients, and failure to follow hospital discharge protocols for senior review and analgesia.
Richard Breatnach
Partially Responded
2016-0330 15 Sep 2016
H R Healthcare Limited NHS England
Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths
Concerns summary Online medication prescribing allowed applicants to provide false information without verification, leading to excessive and inappropriate prescription of an addictive drug without patient contact or correct guidance.
Diana Ritchie
All Responded
2016-wp25376 18 Aug 2016
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Christine Street
All Responded
2016-0177 10 May 2016
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary Incomplete documentation and a care assistant's failure to adhere to observation policy for a vulnerable patient led to an unwitnessed fall. There was also a complete lack of documentation for specialling observations, contravening Trust and national policies.
Jack Molyneux
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016-0168 29 Apr 2016
Brighton Sussex University Hospitals NH…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The provided text did not detail any specific concerns or systemic failures.
Geoffrey Moyse
Partially Responded
2016-0067 19 Feb 2016
Brighton and Hove Integrated Care Servi… Brighton and Sussex University Hospital… Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissionin…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The provided concerns text is boilerplate and does not specify any particular safety issues or systemic failures regarding Geoffrey Moyse's death.
Marion Howes
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016-0046 11 Feb 2016
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary No specific concerns text was provided to summarise.
Brian Shillinglaw
Historic (No Identified Response)
2015-0427 6 Nov 2015
Sussex Partnership Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The provided text is incomplete and does not contain specific concerns.
Thelma Jones
All Responded
2015-0318 12 Aug 2015
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The provided text only states the report concerns the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) where the deceased was admitted, without specifying the issues or failures.
Alice Mead
All Responded
2015-0239 24 Jun 2015
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Suicide (from 2015)
Concerns summary Significant failings in mental health care involved the absence of a care coordinator, ignored patient requests for medication review, and an unacceptably delayed, "hands off" response to urgent concerns for a vulnerable patient.
Anthony Geerts
Partially Responded
2015-0240 24 Jun 2015
Princess Royal Hospital Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The provided text is incomplete and does not detail any specific concerns or systemic failures that could lead to future deaths.
Isaac Bahar
All Responded
2015-0229 15 Jun 2015
Brighton and Sussex University Hospital…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary A patient with advanced kidney disease was fatally prescribed Codeine, directly breaching hospital policy and national guidance on medication for vulnerable patients.