Prevention of Future Deaths reports · 2015

Stephen Adams

Regulation 28 report to prevent future deaths, written 30 Nov 2015. A coroner writes one of these when an inquest reveals a risk that could cause further deaths unless something changes.

Date of report30 Nov 2015
DeceasedStephen Adams
CoronerGeraint Williams
Coroner areaWorcestershire
CategoryHospital Death (Clinical Procedures and medical management) related deaths
Sourcejudiciary.uk record · original PDF
Responses publishednone published

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Worcestershire Coroner's Court
The Civic

Martins Way

Stourport on Severn
Worcestershire DY13 8UN

G U Williams LLB
HM Senior Coroner

My Ref: GUW/TW/W1365.15 Date: 30 November 2015
Your Ref:

Judge Peter Thornton QC

Chief Coroner's Office,

11th Floor Thomas More Building
Royal Courts of Justice,

Strand,

London,

WC2A 2LL

By Email only : chiefcoronersoffice @iudiciary gsi gov,uk

Dear Sir

Re: Stephen Martin ADAMS deceased
Regulation 28: Report to Prevent Future Deaths

| enclose herewith my Regulation 28 Report to Prevent Future Deaths.
Yours sincerely

GU Williams

Enc:

ANNEX A

REGULATION 28: REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS (1)
NOTE: This form is to be used after an inquest.
REGULATION 28 REPORT TO PREVENT FUTURE DEATHS
THIS REPORT IS BEING SENT TO:
1. Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
3.
CORONER
| am Geraint Urias Williams, Senior Coroner, for the coroner area of Worcestershire
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.

INVESTIGATION and INQUEST

On 23" June 2015 | commenced an investigation into the death of Stephen Martin
ADAMS then aged 58 years.

The investigation concluded at the end of the inquest on 23 November 2015.

The conclusion of the inquest was suicide the medical cause of death being hanging

CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH
Mr Adams was being cared for by the Home Treatment Team of the Worcestershire

Health and Care NHS Trust during which time he committed suicide by hanging himself
at his home.

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 ere as follows. -

(1) It emerged during the inquest that the Risk Assessment document completed by the
Mental Health Liaison Team worker was not complete in as much as the box indicating
the assessment of suicide risk had not been completed.

The witness indicated that many workers do not complete this box and the assessment
of risk is to be extrapolated from the actions taken by the worker

No where on the document is the assessment of risk to be found.
(2)

in my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and | believe you have the
od fully reser ect ction specifically to ensure that the assessment of risk is property
and fully recorded on the assessment paperwork,

YOUR RESPONSE

ou are under @ duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date ofthis report.
namely by 25" January 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.

COPIES and PUBLICATION

pave sent a copy of my report to the Chief Coroner and to the following Interested
Persons Mrs Fox-Adams. | have also Sent it to Chief Executive Trust, Chief Coroner
who may find it useful or of interest.

|1am also under a duty to send the Chief Coroner a copy of your response.

tare 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 i neeful
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.

—_ SZ—_3 rr

GU Williams 30" day of November 2015
H M Senior Coroner

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