Dorset

81 Prevention of Future Deaths reports from the Dorset coroner area, 2013–2026. 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

20132
20141
20151
20162
20172
20188
20197
20204
20216
202210
202311
202411
202514
20262

Responses published

76 of 81 (94%) 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

Other related deaths 18Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths 16Road (Highways Safety) related deaths 16Suicide (from 2015) 14State Custody related deaths 13Mental Health related deaths 11Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths 11Police related deaths 3Child Death (from 2015) 3Care Home Health related deaths 2Community health care and emergency services related deaths 2Product related deaths 2Emergency services related deaths (2019 onwards) 2Accident at Work and Health and Safety related deaths 1

Coroners

Rachael Griffin 33Brendan Allen 19Richard Middleton 12Stephen Nicholls 7Sheriff Payne 2Rachael Griffith 1Rachel Griffin 1Brendan Joseph Allen 1Sheriff Stanhope Payne 1Richard T Middleton 1Debbie Rookes 1Bredan Allen 1Rachael Griffins 1

Reports

DateReportCoronerCategoryResponses
2026Oliver RobertsRachael GriffinsMental Health related deaths, Emergency services related deaths (2019 onwards)2
2026James FitzpatrickRachael GriffinHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths4
2025Leonardo MachadoBrendan AllenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2025Amber WalkerBrendan AllenOther related deaths1
2025Leonardo MachadoBrendan AllenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths4
2025Gemma WeeksBrendan AllenAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths3
2025Simon MooreRichard MiddletonSuicide (from 2015)1
2025Sheldon JeansRachael GriffinAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths, State Custody related deaths4
2025Jairus EarlRachael GriffinChild Death (from 2015), Suicide (from 2015)3
2025Colin LovettRachael GriffinAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths, State Custody related deaths2
2025Charlotte AvisRachael GriffinRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2025Marta VentoRachael GriffinOther related deaths, Mental Health related deaths5
2025Philip JonesRichard MiddletonProduct related deaths2
2025Joshua Leatham-ProsserRichard MiddletonAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2025Alexander ChanningRichard T MiddletonSuicide (from 2015), Mental Health related deaths3
2025Reginald SmithRichard MiddletonHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2024David HawRachael GriffinOther related deaths2
2024William LardnerRachael GriffinRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2024Emma SandersRachael GriffinHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Mental Health related deaths2
2024Sunnah Khan and Joseph AbbessRachael GriffinChild Death (from 2015), Other related deaths1
2024Thomas McAuleyBrendan Joseph AllenAccident at Work and Health and Safety related deaths1
2024Fredrick DunbavinBrendan AllenOther related deaths1
2024Frazer WilliamsRachael GriffinState Custody related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)4
2024Christine BookerBrendan AllenHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2024Neville AbbottBrendan AllenOther related deaths1
2024Richard CollinsRachael GriffinRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2024Natalie MountfordBrendan AllenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths2
2023Samuel JonesRachael GriffinState Custody related deaths3
2023Marnie HillRachael GriffinSuicide (from 2015)3
2023Iain FarrellBrendan AllenOther related deaths2
2023Edward RhodesRichard MiddletonAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2023Ivan IgnatovRachael GriffinOther related deaths11
2023Kenneth AdamsBredan AllenEmergency services related deaths (2019 onwards)3
2023Tarik DrakesRachael GriffinAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2023Jamie WoodBrendan AllenOther related deaths1
2023Stephen WoodRachael GriffinRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths5
2023Jason WilliamsRachael GriffinAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths, State Custody related deaths3
2023Derek LarkinStephen NichollsCare Home Health related deaths2
2022Bradleigh BarnesRachael GriffinState Custody related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)4
2022David HonnorStephen NichollsSuicide (from 2015)1
2022Gerald TuckRachael GriffinCare Home Health related deaths1
2022Mathew MooreStephen NichollsSuicide (from 2015), Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2022Gaia Pope-SutherlandRachael GriffinMental Health related deaths11
2022Andrew NixonRichard MiddletonMental Health related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)1
2022Nicholas RoseBrendan AllenState Custody related deaths, Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2022Ryan MernaRichard MiddletonOther related deaths, Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2022Emiliano SalaRachael GriffinOther related deaths22
2022Carol ColeRachael GriffinMental Health related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)2
2021Kyle NelStephen NichollsState Custody related deaths, Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2021Alexander TostevinBrendan AllenService Personnel related deaths, Mental Health related deaths1
2021Felicity CloughRachael GriffinMental Health related deaths, Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2021Anthony ClacherRachael GriffinState Custody related deaths, Mental Health related deaths4
2021William BuchananDebbie RookesProduct related deaths1
2021Cheralyn ClulowRichard MiddletonAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths, Police related deaths1
2020Brandon-Robert Collins-HaywardRachael GriffinHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Child Death (from 2015)2
2020Katrina O’HaraBrendan AllenOther related deaths2
2020James Anthony Lewis and Lorraine MolyneauxRachel GriffinRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths, Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2020Beryl FrickerBrendan AllenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2019Brenda DrewRachael GriffinAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2019Douglas OakRachael GriffinOther related deaths4
2019Kristiyan DanailovRichard MiddletonOther related deaths
2019Richard HallettBrendan AllenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2019Richard PhillipsRichard MiddletonRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2019Christopher GibbsRichard MiddletonRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2019Branko ZdravkovicStephen NichollsState Custody related deaths1
2018Rowan LloydBrendan AllenRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2018Bartholomew ColemanBrendan AllenRailway related deaths1
2018Andrew CraigRachael GriffinState Custody related deaths2
2018John HillRachael GriffinSuicide (from 2015)3
2018Rosemary ScottBrendan AllenHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2018Joanne RichardsonRachael GriffithHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2018Amanda SparkRachael GriffinHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2018Aaron Nordass-LaceyRachael GriffinRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2017Kathryn RichmondRachael GriffinCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths, Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2017Colin HodgeStephen NichollsRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2016Liam DayRichard MiddletonOther related deaths2
2016Wayne CornlouerBrendan AllenState Custody related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)1
2015Richard WestgateSheriff Stanhope PayneOther related deaths2
2014Daniel JonesStephen NichollsRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2013Keward Guy Domonic HardingSheriff PayneCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths
2013Jordan BucktonSheriff PayneState Custody related deaths

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