West Sussex

80 Prevention of Future Deaths reports from the West Sussex coroner area, 2013–2024. 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

20133
201410
20158
20166
20176
20182
201912
20207
202111
20227
20236
20241

Responses published

64 of 80 (80%) 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 33Other related deaths 16Suicide (from 2015) 13Mental Health related deaths 12Child Death (from 2015) 9Road (Highways Safety) related deaths 9Community health care and emergency services related deaths 7Community health care 5Product related deaths 4Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths 4Emergency services related deaths (2019 onwards) 4Police related deaths 4Railway related deaths 3Care Home Health related deaths 2

Coroners

Penelope Schofield 33Robert Simpson 8Karen Henderson 8Karen Harrold 5Bridget Dolan 4Elisabeth Bussey Jones 4Bridget Dolan Qc 3Joanne Andrews 3James Healy Pratt 2Michael Burgess 2David Skipp 2Christopher Wilkinson 2Michael Kendall 1Fiona King 1

Reports

DateReportCoronerCategoryResponses
2024Felix HartleyJoanne AndrewsChild Death (from 2015)3
2023Rachel GarrettPenelope SchofieldSuicide (from 2015), Mental Health related deaths2
2023Nicholas PennicottPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2023Caroline FortePenelope SchofieldSuicide (from 2015)3
2023Brian HarfieldPenelope SchofieldOther related deaths1
2023Kathleen FancourtPenelope SchofieldRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2023Teegan BarnardKaren HendersonHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths6
2022Arthur TrottKaren HendersonChild Death (from 2015), Emergency services related deaths (2019 onwards)
2022Jade HutchingsPenelope SchofieldAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)3
2022Stephen WellsKaren HarroldOther related deaths, Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2022Jennifer DaviesPenelope SchofieldRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2022Robyn SkiltonPenelope SchofieldSuicide (from 2015), Mental Health related deaths1
2022James ManningKaren HarroldCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths, Child Death (from 2015)
2022Jack TaylorRobert SimpsonHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Police related deaths2
2021James McKeoughPenelope SchofieldRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths, Other related deaths1
2021Kaja SpiewakRobert SimpsonRailway related deaths, Child Death (from 2015)2
20212021-0392Penelope SchofieldProduct related deaths, Other related deaths2
2021Hannah RoyleKaren HendersonChild Death (from 2015), Other related deaths2
2021Hamish HowittFiona KingPolice related deaths3
2021Pauline AllisonRobert SimpsonOther related deaths, Product related deaths2
2021Anne BradleyRobert SimpsonHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths4
2021Pathushan SutharsanPenelope SchofieldRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths, Community health care1
2021Charlotte SwiftPenelope SchofieldMental Health related deaths, Hospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2021Parys LapperPenelope SchofieldMental Health related deaths, Alcohol, drug and medication related deaths1
2021Steven CostelloCatharine PalmerHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Mental Health related deaths1
2020Brian EaseyBridget DolanOther related deaths2
2020Christopher SwainPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)1
2020Brenda ElmerPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Product related deaths1
2020Mildred HorrexPenelope SchofieldCare Home Health related deaths, Other related deaths1
2020John AshleyPenelope SchofieldMental Health related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)
2020Gemma AzharBridget Dolan QcSuicide (from 2015), Mental Health related deaths1
2020Mark MallinsonRobert SimpsonPolice related deaths, Suicide (from 2015)
2019Katherine StampJames Healy PrattHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Mental Health related deaths
2019Suzanne RobertsJames Healy PrattHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2019John WellsRobert SimpsonCommunity health care, Emergency services related deaths (2019 onwards)
2019George RogersJoanne AndrewsSuicide (from 2015)1
2019Richard RidoutRobert SimpsonHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2019Saeid HedayatRobert SimpsonRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2019George RimmerPenelope SchofieldOther related deaths1
2019Keith BattmanKaren HarroldRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2019James FrancisPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2019Duncan TomlinElisabeth Bussey JonesAlcohol, drug and medication related deaths, Police related deaths2
2019John RichardsonPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2019Shane GrayPenelope SchofieldOther related deaths1
2018Margaret StempPenelope SchofieldCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths1
2018Paul HantonPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2017Barbara HowardJoanne AndrewsCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths1
2017David JacksonKaren HarroldCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths1
2017Steffan BonnotPenelope SchofieldOther related deaths
2017Janet MullerPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2017Dennis TeesdaleKaren HendersonHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths3
2017Matthew RobertsBridget Dolan QcHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2016Grace RosemanPenelope SchofieldChild Death (from 2015), Product related deaths2
2016Jean StockleyKaren HarroldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2016Alfie GrayPenelope SchofieldChild Death (from 2015), Other related deaths1
2016Leilani ChuteBridget Dolan QcHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Child Death (from 2015)1
2016Valerie EllisDavid SkippHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths3
2016Joanne FrenchElisabeth Bussey JonesHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2015John HillsChristopher WilkinsonOther related deaths
2015Jeffrey WarrenBridget DolanOther related deaths1
2015Giuseppina IncisivoJoseph TurnerRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2015Wanda StachurskaBridget DolanSuicide (from 2015)1
2015James BateleyPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths2
2015Elliott BignallPenelope SchofieldRailway related deaths, Child Death (from 2015)
2015Alasdair PennyMichael BurgessSuicide (from 2015)2
2015Hilary Moock and Janice TaylorPenelope SchofieldRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2014Stanley BerePenelope SchofieldCare Home Health related deaths1
2014Denise PriorMichael KendallHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2014Donald SpoonerKaren HendersonRoad (Highways Safety) related deaths1
2014Janet BlackmanMichael BurgessHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2014Lee HollmanKaren HendersonCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths2
2014Kerry JacobsBridget DolanHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2014Natasha RaghooDavid SkippHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2014Maureen LeaverKaren HendersonHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2014Ryan ChapmanPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
2014Lucy GouldingKaren HendersonHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths1
2013John WalkerChristopher WilkinsonMental Health related deaths1
2013Derek Edward Bartlett TwiveyElisabeth Bussey JonesCommunity health care and emergency services related deaths
2013Phillip PrattElisabeth Bussey JonesHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
0000-00-00James HerbertsonPenelope SchofieldHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths, Community health care1

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