Prevention of Future Deaths reports · 2016

Sally Froggatt

Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths, reference 2016-0481, written 11 May 2016. A coroner writes one of these when an inquest reveals a risk that could cause further deaths unless something changes.

Date of report11 May 2016
Reference2016-0481
DeceasedSally Froggatt
CoronerJames Adeley
Coroner areaPreston and West Lancashire
CategoryHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Sourcejudiciary.uk record · original PDF
Responses publishednone published

The report

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

1. BMI Health Care

CORONER

lam Dr James Adeley, senior coroner, for the coroner area of Preston and West
Lancashire

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.

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INVESTIGATION and INQUEST

On 07/04/2015 | commenced an investigation into the death of Sally Ann Tooze
Froggatt, aged 52. The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 03/05/2016.
The conciusion of the inquest was:

Sally Ann Tooze Froggatt died on 6 April 2015 at Royal Lancaster infirmary
following multiple missed opportunities by clinicians to treat her high risk of
venous thromboembolism that would have saved her life. Further opportunities
for live saving measures were lost both at discharge and during a cancelled
follow up telephone call from a clinician.

CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH

The circumstances of the death are fully set out in the attached Summing Up and
Expressions of Concern.

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. —

1. a failure to comply with the Duty of Candour
2. inadequate training of staff

3. corporate pharmacy guideline documentation that appears to contradict the
NICE guidance referred to in other corporate literature

4. failure of BMI nursing staff to raise known risk factors with consultants

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN

In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and | believe you 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,
namely by 5 July 2016 |, 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.

8 | COPIES and PUBLICATION
| have sent a copy of my report to the Chief Coroner, to the family, to the relevant CCGs
and the CQC. For the avoidance of doubt the document is only provided to ihe CCGs
and the CQC for information purposes and to inform their future care provision
negotiations.
lam 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 interes intations to me, the coroner, at the time of your
response, 4 pubsication of your response by the Chief Coroner.

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