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Coroner’s reportPrevention of future deaths · 2016-0016

“That insufficient cover is provided to allow 1:1 care to be given to patients that…”

Dated 21 Jan 2016, from the coroner for Inner West London. Sent to 1 organisation or person.

A coroner wrote this report after an inquest, to warn the organisations below about a risk of further deaths.

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  1. Report dated21 Jan 2016
  2. Deadline17 Mar 2016
  3. Published on judiciary.uk21 Jan 2016
  4. Today23 Oct 2026

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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNamed in the report as “St George’s Hospital”Deadline passedNo response published on judiciary.uk so far. The 56-day deadline was 17 Mar 2016. A reply may have been sent and not yet published.

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— (1) That insufficient cover is provided to allow 1:1 care to be given to patients that require it on this ward (Holdsworth) and likely others throughout the hospital, and as such patients are suffering preventable falls that may be causing fatal injury, or suffering other care deficiencies that may cause or contribute to death.

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judiciary.uk, Prevention of Future Deaths reports, 2016-0016
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