Leylan Forte
Scotland — FAI
Health
1 recommendation
Determination
| Reference | DUN-B7-20 |
| Published | 21 January 2022 |
| Sheriff | Sheriff Jillian Martin-Brown |
| Sheriffdom | Tayside Central and Fife |
| Date of death | 27 April 2015 |
| Location | Ambulance outside his home in Montrose |
| Cause of death | Acute dehydration and electrolyte disturbance secondary to norovirus |
Recommendations 1
Addressed to:
GP practices
NHS 24
GP practices to increase use of Key Information Summaries on Emergency Care Summaries to improve information sharing with NHS 24 particularly for vulnerable patients
No mandatory response mechanism — unlike PFD reports (England & Wales), recipients are not required to respond.
About FAIs
Fatal Accident Inquiries are held under the 2016 Act before a sheriff. They are mandatory for deaths in custody and at work. The sheriff may make recommendations under s.26(1)(b) but there is no enforcement mechanism.