West Yorkshire (Eastern)

Coroner Area
Reports: 122 Earliest: Aug 2013 Latest: 13 Feb 2026

75% response rate (above 63% average).

Clear 30 results
Jasbir Pahal
Historic (No Identified Response)
2023-0509 8 Dec 2023
NHS England Stroke, East Kent Hospitals University … West Yorkshire and Harrogate Integrated… +2 more
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) The hyper-acute stroke unit offers a thrombectomy service for only 20.8% of the week, denying patients crucial time-sensitive treatment based on their home address and time of stroke.
Dumile Thompson
Historic (No Identified Response)
2023-0281 2 Aug 2023
NHS England NHS National Patient Safety Alerting Co…
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Insufficient national guidance and training on angioedema types, risk factors (including ethnicity), and diverging treatments, alongside poor medical record sharing between Trusts, hindered appropriate emergency care.
Stephen Beadman
Historic (No Identified Response)
2023-0210 23 Jun 2023
HM Prison Wakefield Ministry of Justice NHS England
Mental Health related deaths State Custody related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) A maximum-security prison with many prisoners having significant mental health issues has inadequate consultant psychiatrist resources, falling short of "equivalence of care" and risking insufficient specialist support for long-term inmates.
Joseph Nihill
Historic (No Identified Response)
2020-0175 18 Sep 2020
Department of Health and Social Care
Other related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Online platforms actively promoted suicide methods and dangerous substances to vulnerable young men, undermining mental health support and posing a foreseeable risk of drawing individuals into self-harm.
Adam Bojelian
Historic (No Identified Response)
2020-0116 5 Feb 2020
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Child Death (from 2015) Other related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) The Trust failed to maintain nurse training records, preventing assurance of competence, and neglected to create a formal care plan for a critically ill child, leading to disputed treatment.
Jessica Duckworth
Historic (No Identified Response)
2019-0419 4 Dec 2019
Kirklees Council
Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths Suicide (from 2015)
Concerns summary (AI summary) The lack of fencing or other preventative measures at a bridge known as a suicide spot creates an ongoing risk of future deaths from falls.
Serena Nicholas
Historic (No Identified Response)
2019-0381 14 Nov 2019
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS …
Child Death (from 2015) Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Disjointed management and lack of identified consultants for a high-risk pregnancy led to poor continuity of care. Critical information about fetal inactivity went unreported and unheeded, causing a delay in necessary intervention.
Scott Marsden
Historic (No Identified Response)
2019-0144 1 May 2019
Leeds Martial Arts College
Child Death (from 2015)
Concerns summary (AI summary) The absence of a defibrillator at Marshalls Arts College poses a critical safety concern.
Robert McLoughlin
Historic (No Identified Response)
2018-0320 19 Oct 2018
HMPPS
State Custody related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) The jury identified errors and omissions in the care of an HMP Leeds inmate, which potentially contributed to his death by ligature.
Scott Carton
Historic (No Identified Response)
2018-0287 7 Sep 2018
MOJ National Probation Service
Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Inadequate psychological support for prisoners with mental health and drug issues upon release, including unsuitable hostel placements without specialist input, compromises rehabilitation and increases re-offending risk.
Matthew Fulleylove
Historic (No Identified Response)
2018-0128 30 Apr 2018
Treanor Pujol Limited
Accident at Work and Health and Safety related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Operatives have restricted space to work near metal support legs, creating a risk of fatal injuries from rotating industrial saws. Some safety measures recommended by an expert engineer have not been fully implemented for industrial machines passing on tracks 11 and 12.
Jennifer Midgley
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0252 6 Oct 2017
Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) The drug administration chart fails to clearly distinguish between oral and intravenous paracetamol, lacks patient weight reference for IV dosage, and omits a reminder for weight-modified administration.
Elaine Davison
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0444 12 Jul 2017
National Tree Safety Group
Road (Highways Safety) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) A diseased tree, despite prior examination, had a hidden severe fungal decay that was missed due to inadequate inspection and misidentification of the condition, leading to an underestimation of its felling urgency.
Margaret Conway
Historic (No Identified Response)
2017-0145 3 May 2017
Mid Yorkshire NHS Trust South West Yorkshire NHS Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Systemic separation of mental and physical health services led to challenging patient transfers and fragmented care for individuals with co-occurring serious mental and physical health problems. Closer integration and shared resources are needed.
Thomas Jordan
Historic (No Identified Response)
10 Aug 2016
Her Majesty's Prison, Leeds The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
State Custody related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Communication failures between the hospital and prison healthcare resulted in continued administration of a discontinued drug, as discharge information was not promptly reviewed by prison staff.
Max Haigh
Historic (No Identified Response)
2016-0082 1 Mar 2016
St James’s University Hospital
Child Death (from 2015) Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Inadequate and incomplete surgical notes failed to detail a ventricular septal defect, risking future surgeons lacking vital information for subsequent operations.
Paul Whitehead
Historic (No Identified Response)
14 Dec 2015
WE Rawson Ltd, Castle Bank Mills, Porto…
Accident at Work and Health and Safety related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Emergency response procedures were inefficient, with delays in contacting emergency services, inadequate first aid provision, and difficulties for paramedics locating the casualty on-site.
Irene Scholey
Historic (No Identified Response)
2015-0462 13 Nov 2015
Wakefield MDC Wakefield District Safeguarding Adults …
Other related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) No specific concerns were detailed in the provided text, which instead referred to an external narrative conclusion.
Christianne Shepherd
Historic (No Identified Response)
2015-0338 18 Sep 2015
ABTA – The Travel Association Louis Group including the Louis Corcyra… The Federation of Tour Operators +4 more
Child Death (from 2015) Product related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) The report calls for a publicly accessible central register for tour operators to record hotel safety information, improved collaboration between tour operators regarding health and safety, increased awareness of carbon monoxide dangers, and more qualified personnel conducting health and safety checks.
Fred Hudson
Historic (No Identified Response)
2015-0188 13 May 2015
Highways England Historical Railways Estate
Other related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) A disused railway bridge is easily accessible to the public, including children, and no steps have been taken to prevent access despite its location next to a main road.
Maurice Camfield
Historic (No Identified Response)
2015-0176 16 Apr 2015
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Crucial one-to-one nursing care, stipulated in the agreed care plan, was not consistently provided to the patient.
Gladys Smith
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0502 17 Nov 2014
Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP Hempsons Solicitors Leeds City Council +6 more
Care Home Health related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) No specific safety concerns were detailed in the provided text.
Barry Horrocks
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0492 7 Nov 2014
Department of Health National Offender Management Service NHS England
State Custody related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) A disabled prisoner's essential daily living needs were unmet as the prison environment lacked adaptations and no care provider took responsibility for vital 'social services' support.
William Anderson
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0452 17 Oct 2014
Solicitors Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Solicitors +1 more
State Custody related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Prison staff lacked effective vigilance over inmate gatherings involving drugs/alcohol, were insufficiently trained in breathalyser use, and failed to adequately record inmate behaviour or promptly call emergency services.
Carol Walker
Historic (No Identified Response)
2014-0361 4 Aug 2014
Harrogate District Hospital
Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Concerns summary (AI summary) Hospitals lacked routine chemical thrombo prophylaxis and formal risk assessment for venous thromboembolism in low-risk patients with conservatively treated lower limb injuries.