Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent

Coroner Area
Reports: 68 Earliest: Feb 2014 Latest: 3 Feb 2026

74% response rate (above 62% average).

Response Status
Responded 50 No Response 2 Historic 13 Pending 2
AI Classification
Action Taken 70%
Action Planned 22%
Noted 4%
Disputed 4%
Based on 23 classified responses
Top Categories
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedure… (33) Road (Highways Safety) related dea… (12) Suicide (from 2015) (8) Alcohol, drug and medication relat… (7) Community health care and emergenc… (7)
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How does this area compare?
vs West Midlands average: -7 reports · +11pp response rate
vs national average: -15 reports · +12pp response rate
Clear 2 results
Dhananji Dona
No Identified Response
2026-0033 21 Jan 2026
Royal Stoke University Hospital NHS England
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary The hospital failed to implement the specialist National Early Warning Score matrix for prenatal women across all departments, risking inadequate monitoring without plans for timely introduction.
Dafydd Craven-Jones, Dafydd Jones and Sophie Bates
No Identified Response
2025-0075 7 Feb 2025
Staffordshire Highways
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary Multiple fatal collisions on the B5012 Cannock Road highlight concerns about inadequate signage prominence and missing road markings on the approach to a hump-back bridge.