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Coroner’s reportPrevention of future deaths · 2017-0020

“What action is taken to check and ensure no part of the placenta remains following 2…”

Dated 27 Jan 2017, from the coroner for North West Kent. 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 dated27 Jan 2017
  2. Deadline24 Mar 2017
  3. Published on judiciary.uk19 Feb 2017
  4. Today23 Oct 2026

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— 1. What action is taken to check and ensure no part of the placenta remains following 2 caesarean section delvery? 2. The protocol for the management of post partum haemorrhage was not folowed by the medical staff. What procedures have been instigated to avoid this happening again. 3. Supervision — What action has been taken to ensure that staff grade anaesthetists are supervised and that both the staff grade and supervisor are provided details of the respective identities of the parties involved 4. What steps have been taken to avoid there being delays in a request for urgent help for an intensivist/anaesthetist. 5. The Inquest showed a number of examples of inadequate note keeping at the hospital — what actions have been taken to ensure this is not repeated in the future.

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