Prevention of Future Deaths reports · 2013

Christopher James Morgan

Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths, reference 2013-0272, written 22 Nov 2013. A coroner writes one of these when an inquest reveals a risk that could cause further deaths unless something changes.

Date of report22 Nov 2013
Reference2013-0272
DeceasedChristopher James Morgan
CoronerWilliam Morris
Coroner areaCambridgeshire
CategoryHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Organisation namedCambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Sourcejudiciary.uk record · original PDF
Responses publishednone published

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ANNEX A

REGULATION 28: REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS (1)

REGULATION 28 REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS
THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO:

1. Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

CORONER

| am William Morris senior coroner, for the coroner area of North & East Cambridgeshire

2 | CORONER’S LEGAL POWERS
| make this report under paragraph 7, Schedule 5, of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
and regulations 28 and 29 of the Coroners (Investigations) Regulations 2013.

3 | INVESTIGATION and INQUEST
On 29" November 2012 | commenced an investigation into the death of Christopher
James MORGAN aged 39 years. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest
on Friday 27" September 2013. The conclusion of the inquest was that Christopher
James Morgan died on 27" November 2013 at Ely Railway Station; the cause of his
death was multiple injuries. | recorded a narrative verdict (see below)

4 | CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH
Narrative Verdict :
Christopher Morgan, a voluntary patient at Friends Ward, Fulbourn Hospital,
Cambridgeshire, took his own life, dying from multiple injuries when he dived in front of a
train at or near Ely Railway Station, on 27th November 2012, in circumstances where he
had run away from Fulbourn Hospital earlier in the day and in circumstances where
there was not in place in the hospital a formal risk assessment covering his supervision
at the material time.

5 | CORONER’S CONCERNS

During the course of the inquest the evidence revealed matters giving rise to concern. In
my opinion there is a risk that future deaths will occur unless action is taken. In the
circumstances it is my statutory duty to report to you.

The MATTERS OF CONCERN are as follows. —

e That before any change in identified level of risk is decided upon, particularly in
relation to access to leave, there is communication with all relevant parties
concerned including family and carers to elicit their views.

e The Trust should ensure that a clear practice and policy is adopted in relation to
the ratio of staff to patient as to staff that should accompany patients on
escorted leave from psychiatric wards

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and | believe that your
organisation have the power to take such action.

YOUR RESPONSE

You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report |,
the coroner, may extend the period.

Your response must contain details of action taken or proposed to be taken, setting out
the timetable for action. Otherwise you must explain why no action is proposed.

COPIES and PUBLICATION

| have sent a copy of my report to the Chief Coroner and to mterestea
Persons :

| am also under a duty to send the Chief Coroner a copy of your response.

The Chief Coroner may publish either or both in a complete or redacted or summary
form. He may send a copy of this report to any person who he believes may find it useful
or of interest. You may make representations to me, the coroner, at the time of your

response, about the release or the publication of your response by the visa

PATE] 99 Oct Q0l3. [SIGNED BY CORONER]/ 77 |

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