Prevention of Future Deaths reports · 2017

Liam Oldsworth

Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths, reference 2017-0301, written 20 Oct 2017. A coroner writes one of these when an inquest reveals a risk that could cause further deaths unless something changes.

Date of report20 Oct 2017
Reference2017-0301
DeceasedLiam Oldsworth
CoronerPaul Cooper
Coroner areaLincolnshire
CategoryHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths · Child Death (from 2015)
Sourcejudiciary.uk record · original PDF
Responses publishednone published

The report

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Stuart P G Fisher
HM Senior Coroner
County of Lincolnshire

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

1. Dr. Neill Hepburn, Medical Director, United Lincolnshire Hospital, Lincoln County
Hospital

CORONER

| am Paul S Cooper, the Assistant Coroner for the area of Lincolnshire, 4 Lindum Road, Lincoln,
Lincolnshire, LN2 1NN.

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.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/schedule/5/paragraph/7

http://www. legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1629/part/7/made

INVESTIGATION and INQUEST

On 19/08/2014 | commenced an investigation into the death of Liam Oldsworth, aged 22 Months.
The investigation is currently on going. At post mortem the medical cause of death was reported as

1a_ Aspiration Pneumonia

2. Long standing Hypoxic Ischaemic Brain Injury and West Syndrome.

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CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH

The child was bought into the Pilgrim Hospital, Fishtoft, Boston with a high temperature, 41.9 and
difficulty in breathing. No infection found. Patient treated for Septicaemia and meningitis with
antibiotics, condition deteriorated despite all medical support.

CORONER’S CONCERNS

During the course of the investigation the evidence revealed matters giving rise to concern.
In the circumstances it is my statutory duty to report to you.

The MATTERS OF CONCERN are as follows. —

The Serious Incident Analysis report dated 18/3/2015 has only within the last week been received
by this office.

Attached are recommendations and shared learning.

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN

In my opinion bearing in mind this report is now over 2 years old but was only delivered to this office
in the last week all these recommendations should now have been acted upon and implemented —
and if not why not and timescale for compliance. Please confirm.

YOUR RESPONSE

You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report, namely by
15/12/2017. |, 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 the following Interested Persons
(a) Legal Services United Lincolnshire Hospital
| 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 Chief Coroner.

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