Inner South London
Coroner Area
Reports: 146
Earliest: Aug 2013
Latest: 7 Apr 2026
81% response rate (above 63% average).
Aaron Plowman
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0411
19 Sep 2014
Network Rail
Railway related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Unblocked access points to commercial unit roofs under railway arches allow unauthorized persons to climb from the street, posing a safety risk.
Lauren Barfoot
All Responded
2014-0385
28 Aug 2014
Bexley Social Services
Ethelbert’s Children’s Services
Metropolitan Police Service
Other related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Failures in information sharing between Social Services and the Missing Person's Unit led to an inadequate risk classification and an ineffective search for the deceased. Social Services also failed to maintain comprehensive contact lists and hold timely strategy meetings.
Action Taken
(AI summary)
Bexley Children's Services have implemented lessons learned into social work practice, and a triage system is in place for when looked after children go missing. A risk assessment report is required in preparation for strategy meetings for missing looked after children, and strategy meetings are held within three days of a child going missing. Greenwich Police enclosed a report detailing their actions, addressing information sharing and risk assessment, as well as their broader response to the serious case review that followed the death. Their response has been reviewed to ensure that measures introduced following the serious case review account for issues raised in the report and are fully embedded in current practice. Ethelbert Childrens Services has implemented steps to address concerns regarding the collation of information, risk assessment, and contact details. They now complete a Met Police Missing Person Reporting Form upon a child's arrival and provide details by phone when reporting a child missing. Ethelbert Childrens Services has implemented steps to address concerns regarding the collation of information, risk assessment, and contact details. They now complete a Met Police Missing Person Reporting Form upon a child's arrival and provide details by phone when reporting a child missing.
Thomas Warren
Partially Responded
2014-0378
14 Aug 2014
Department of Health and Social Care
General Medical Council
NHS England
+1 more
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The employing Trust failed to adequately vet a locum doctor, missing critical information about previous concerns and investigations from other healthcare bodies, and relying solely on basic GMC restriction checks.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
NHS England's Medication Safety Team is planning to highlight the risks of prescribing Fentanyl patches to opiate-naive patients and the recommended safer practices at a future meeting of the National Medication Safety Network. The Trust ensures compliance with NHS Employment Check Standards and uses agencies approved under the National Agency Framework Agreement. An internal audit team will review temporary staff processes in January 2015 and implement any recommendations; medical revalidation processes are reviewed and reported at Board level.
Vijay Sonagara
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0364
7 Aug 2014
Barts Health NHS Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Critical medical information was not consolidated, as the patient had multiple unamalgamated records and a temporary file, leading to treating doctors being unaware of potentially relevant history.
Sadik Miah
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0290
26 Jun 2014
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Inadequate physical health monitoring for psychiatric inpatients, including inconsistent ECG review for antipsychotic risks and significant delays for urgent non-emergency medical opinions, creates ongoing patient safety risks.
Lisa Webb
Partially Responded
2014-0213
9 May 2014
Basildon Road Surgery
NHS England
Community health care and emergency services related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Sub-optimal asthma management by the GP involved failure to assess asthma history, unrecorded vital signs, lack of objective measurements (peak flow/oximetry), and an inappropriate Diazepam prescription.
Action Taken
(AI summary)
The GP now ensures that during consultations with significant problems, they check past reviews and previous consultations. They also check to see if any reviews are outstanding, and either complete them or ask the patient to make an appointment and record this advice within the patient's electronic record.
Gary Richards
All Responded
2014-0212
9 May 2014
South London and Maudsley Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Psychiatric services failed to properly assess self-harm risk, communicate patient vulnerabilities, ensure follow-up due to unrecorded contact details, and implement crucial recommendations from a previous incident report.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
The Trust has secured funding for a mental health specific homeless project, linked to an existing scheme across hospitals. There is now an expectation that discharge summaries will be sent to GPs for all discharges.
Akua Anokye-Boateng
All Responded
2014-0211
9 May 2014
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regul…
Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The report raises concerns about the use of NSAIDs in children with sickle cell disease, specifically regarding the potential for a single dose to cause GI damage and the lack of clear guidance on gastro-intestinal protection measures.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
The MHRA will publish an article in the September 2014 Drug Safety Update to remind healthcare professionals of existing SPC information regarding GI side-effects of NSAIDs. They will also strengthen the patient information for all NSAIDs regarding GI risk, with changes implemented within 12 months.
Abiola Dosunmu
All Responded
2014-0209
9 May 2014
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation T…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Critical test results were not communicated effectively between departments, to the patient, or to the GP, resulting in a missed diagnosis and suboptimal care, which was inadequately reviewed by a serious incident investigation.
Action Taken
(AI summary)
The Trust will refer the case to be included as a reminder in the formal teaching of Foundation doctors and has already shared the incident at departmental governance meetings. ED has revised the transfer checklist for patients being admitted to include results of tests done in ED, and consultants will be notified within 12 hours when their patient discharges themselves from the hospital.
Jennifer Tompkins
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0188
28 Apr 2014
Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation T…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The coroner expressed concern about potential training issues related to the administration of IV medications, and that the stopping of IV vancomycin infusions early may not be routinely documented, raising risks in other cases.
Michael Anthony
Partially Responded
2014-0161
9 Apr 2014
Guy’s Hospital
Princess Street Practice
Community health care and emergency services related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The coroner noted that the deceased's Gabapentin level was five times the normal therapeutic level, the reason for which was undetermined, and that the drug is usually not prescribed in diabetics due to the risk of severe reaction.
Action Taken
(AI summary)
The trust has built a review of the case into their day to day practice and reported the case via the MHRA yellow card reporting system. The trust has also spoken to clinical leads regarding the use of the drug and side effects.
Teresa Lonergan
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0110
11 Mar 2014
Eltham Park Surgery
Community health care and emergency services related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The patient accumulated a dangerous hoard of prescribed controlled drugs due to a lack of monitoring by healthcare professionals, enabling a fatal overdose.
Kirabo Kiwanuka
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0088
3 Mar 2014
Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Significant disagreement among medical professionals on Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome diagnosis and management, leading to unclear optimal care pathways and limited family involvement for sectioned patients with acute medical issues.
Arthur Brockett-Deakins
All Responded
2014-0077
25 Feb 2014
Department of Health and Social Care
General Midwifery Council
Medicines and Health Regulatory Authori…
+1 more
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Midwives failed to timely escalate abnormal CTG results due to misapplication of guidelines and inadequate training. Concerns also arose about CTG machines potentially misinterpreting maternal heart rate as fetal heart rate.
Noted
(AI summary)
NICE is currently updating its clinical guideline on Intrapartum Care (CG55) and the progress of the update can be monitored via their website. They will consult on the draft recommendations with stakeholders between 13th May - 24th June 2014 and the final guideline will be published in October 2014. The MHRA states that the incident was not reported to them and that the CTG model was placed on the market by Philips Healthcare and sold in the UK between 1992 and 2006. They included a Safety Notice from August 2002, warning of risks associated with the interpretation of CTG traces. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will treat the information about one of the midwives as a new referral and investigate. A local supervisory authority (LSA) would be alerted to serious incidents of this nature via their database system and there is a link to the LSA for every maternity service in London who would provide guidance to a supervisor of midwives when a serious incident occurs. The Department of Health acknowledges the coroner's concerns and notes that NICE has responded on CTG interpretation. They explain the role of statutory supervision of midwives and state the NMC is reviewing this.
Rachel Burke
Partially Responded
2014-0074
25 Feb 2014
ABTA - The Travel Association
Himalayan Encounters
Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil …
+3 more
Other related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
An adventure company misrepresented ascent altitudes, leading to unsafe rates for altitude sickness prevention. The trek leader prioritized cost over urgent medical care and failed to appreciate illness severity due to inadequate training.
Action Taken
(AI summary)
The Adventure Company has reviewed its Nepal high altitude treks against Wilderness Medical Society guidelines and implemented changes to reduce some altitude increases, to be fully implemented by the start of the new trekking season in September. They have also removed a manual that referred to finding cost effective solutions.
Adrian Johnson
Partially Responded
2013-0364
20 Dec 2013
HMP Belmarsh
National Offender Management Service
NHS England
State Custody related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The coroner noted that initial screening did not assess for tobacco withdrawal, ACCT reviews lacked healthcare input, and there was a lack of consistency in case management, with no handover from case manager to case manager.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
NOMS and NHSE will give further consideration to the extent to which screening processes should identify tobacco dependence and potential withdrawal issues. ACCT refresher training will reinforce that prisoners subject to ACCT procedures should be located in segregation units only in exceptional circumstances.
Leo Deady
Partially Responded
2013-0369
19 Dec 2013
Department of Health and Social Care
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gyna…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
A significant proportion of breech presentations go undiagnosed nationally, yet there are no national guidelines for routine late-pregnancy scans to detect them, despite high risks.
Noted
(AI summary)
The Department of Health acknowledges the concerns regarding undiagnosed breech presentations but states that after consulting with the RCOG and taking account of existing research and guidance, it considers that there is no benefit to developing a national system of routine scanning in late pregnancy.
Jacqueline Allwood
Partially Responded
2013-0275
23 Oct 2013
Bromley Healthcare
Cator Medical Centre
Beckenham Beacons UCC
+2 more
Community health care and emergency services related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The urgent care center lacked an agreed protocol for DVT management, and a consulting GP failed to meet normative practice standards for diagnosis, risking future missed DVT cases.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
NHS England has requested that the GP in question undertake a reflective report, attend a course on medical record keeping, and complete an audit of his medical record keeping, with specific deadlines for each action.
Amna Umer Ahmed
Partially Responded
2013-0241
25 Sep 2013
British Cardiovascular Society
Royal College of General Practitioners
Community health care and emergency services related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Low awareness of Sudden Arrhythmic Death (SAD) among GPs and a lack of clear guidelines for urgent referral of at-risk patients contribute to missed diagnoses.
Noted
(AI summary)
The Royal College of General Practitioners acknowledges the concerns, describes its role in GP training and standards, and references existing curriculum and resources related to cardiovascular disease and sudden adult cardiac death. It supports joint working to raise awareness among GPs and has consulted the British Heart Foundation.
Luna Lesko
Partially Responded
2013-0214
23 Aug 2013
NHS Lewisham Commissioning Group
University Hospital Lewisham
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
Delays in essential foetal monitoring and performing a Category 2 Caesarean section, coupled with insufficient out-of-hours theatre capacity, create a real risk of preventable maternal and infant deaths.
Action Planned
(AI summary)
The hospital plans to relocate elective lists to the main theatre unit by the end of January 2014, which would free up the obstetric unit theatre for emergencies and allow midwives and doctors to focus on labouring women.
Mohammed Chaudhury
Historic (No Identified Response)
2013-0193
20 Aug 2013
Care Quality Commission
King’s College Hospitals NHS Foundation…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary)
The patient developed severe infected pressure sores due to the prolonged absence of an air mattress and insufficient turning, directly caused by nursing staff shortages.