Cumbria

68 Prevention of Future Deaths reports from the Cumbria coroner area, 2015–2026. Each one is a coroner's formal warning that something could cause more deaths unless it changes. Full text of every report is on this site.

Reports per year

20156
20165
20174
20183
20196
20203
20212
20224
20238
202411
20258
20268

Responses published

61 of 68 (90%) have at least one response published on judiciary.uk.

This counts responses published against the report by anyone, not whether a particular body replied. Publication is at the Chief Coroner's discretion and was far less consistent in the corpus's early years, so read a low figure as a prompt to open the reports, not as a finding.

What the reports are about

Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths 16Road (Highways Safety) related deaths 14Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths 12Other related deaths 10Suicide (from 2015) 7Mental Health related deaths 7Community health care and emergency services related deaths 5Railway related deaths 3Child Death (from 2015) 2Care Home Health related deaths 2Product related deaths 2Police related deaths 2Community health care 2Emergency services related deaths (2019 onwards) 2

Coroners

Robert Cohen 17Nicholas Shaw 13David Roberts 11Kirsty Gomersal 7Robert Chapman 4Andrew Cousins 4Paul O Donnell 3Kally Cheema 3Dr Nicholas Shaw 2Philip Sharp 1Craig Smith 1Margaret Taylor 1Simon Ward 1

Reports

DateReportCoronerCategoryResponses
2026James StewartRobert Cohen1
2026James CoatesRobert CohenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2026Darren DicksonAndrew CousinsAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2026Darren DicksonAndrew CousinsAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2026Jardine WilliamsAndrew CousinsMental Health related deaths2
2026Jardine WilliamsAndrew CousinsMental Health related deaths1
2026Charlotte JonesKirsty GomersalAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2026Rita Thomas and Christine DaleRobert CohenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2025John OatesKirsty GomersalOther related deaths1
2025Mark FosterKirsty GomersalHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2025Martin Evans, Patricia Evans and Neil ErringtonRobert CohenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2025Beatrice SmithRobert CohenHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2025Thomas MallinsonNicholas ShawEmergency services related deaths (2019 onwards), Community health care and emergency services related deaths4
2025Sarah HillMargaret TaylorHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2025Janet ScottRobert CohenCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths, Mental Health related deaths1
2025Matthew BrierleyNicholas ShawSuicide (from 2015), Police related deaths4
2024Lee ArmstrongRobert CohenEmergency services related deaths (2019 onwards)2
2024Daphne AustinRobert CohenHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2024James CapstickNicholas ShawCare Home Health related deaths3
2024Stephen LindsayRobert CohenMental Health related deaths1
2024Nancy RogersNicholas ShawHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2024Michael HuggonNicholas ShawCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths2
2024Karen ThomasonRobert CohenAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2024Dayle BatesRobert CohenAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2024Thomas GodderidgeRobert CohenOther related deaths1
2024Karena WickingNicholas ShawHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2024Walter FaulderNicholas ShawRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2023Gerard GoodwinRobert CohenRailway related deaths1
2023Kevin GaleKirsty GomersalSuicide (from 2015)1
2023Gordon RodgerRobert CohenSuicide (from 2015), Railway related deaths1
2023Elsie MurphyNicholas ShawOther related deaths1
2023Brenda ShieldsNicholas ShawSuicide (from 2015), Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2023Chester MossopKirsty GomersalChild Death (from 2015), Product related deaths2
2023Nicholas DumphreysRobert CohenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2023Gary CooperRobert CohenSuicide (from 2015)1
2022Gordon HendleyNicholas ShawAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths, Community health care and emergency services related deaths
2022Peter MoorbyKirsty GomersalAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths4
2022Stephen CloudsdaleCraig SmithRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths, Other related deaths1
2022Darran BusbyRobert CohenSuicide (from 2015), Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths3
2021Darrell DevlinDr Nicholas ShawAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths, Product related deaths2
2021Charlotte DuffieldDr Nicholas ShawOther related deaths, Community health care1
2020Daniel BancroftSimon WardRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2020Allan WattNicholas ShawHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2020Mary NelsonNicholas ShawAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths
2019Charlotte GraceNicholas ShawHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Mental Health related deaths1
2019Liane DavenportKally CheemaMental Health related deaths, Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2019Rebecca QuailKally CheemaRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths
2019Michael HendersonKirsty GomersalRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths, Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths2
2019Steven KeyRobert ChapmanRailway related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)1
2019Doreen FellPaul O DonnellRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2018Caitlin Huddleston and Skye MitchellRobert ChapmanRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2018Karen EdgarDavid RobertsHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2018Sharon GriersonDavid RobertsHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2017Kathleen HolmeRobert ChapmanOther related deaths1
2017Jeffery MatthewsKally CheemaRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2017Michael ParkeDavid RobertsHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2017Amanda CoulthardDavid RobertsHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2016Frazer LiveseyDavid RobertsOther related deaths, Community health care and emergency services related deaths1
2016Kevin RitsonDavid RobertsRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths
2016Constance PridmorePaul O DonnellHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2016Tony Jopson and Michael JopsonDavid RobertsRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths, Child Death (from 2015)1
2016Andrew CoatesDavid RobertsOther related deaths1
2015Richard GreenDavid RobertsState Custody related deaths1
2015Violet CloudsdalePaul O DonnellCare Home Health related deaths
2015Michael HanlonPhilip SharpAccident at Work and Health and Safety related deaths1
2015Meryl ParryRobert ChapmanOther related deaths1
2015Alice McMeekinDavid RobertsPolice related deaths, Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2015Alexander BallDavid RobertsHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2

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