“On 12" August 20 Mrs Willcock presented at A&E, Princess Royal Hospital having fainted…”
Dated 9 Apr 2021, from the coroner for Brighton and Hove. 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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All responses publishedReplies were due by 4 Jun 2021.
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- Report dated9 Apr 2021
- Deadline4 Jun 2021
- Published on judiciary.uk14 Apr 2021
- Today23 Oct 2026
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| University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust | Response publishedPublished on judiciary.uk in April 2021. |
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— On 12" August 20 Mrs Willcock presented at A&E, Princess Royal Hospital having fainted and fallen. (1) She had a head injury and a fractured wrist. There is no evidence that her chest was auscultated. (2) On the 28" August 2020 Mrs Willcock attended for day surgery (fixation of her wrist fracture). Again, there is no evidence that her chest was auscultated. (3) The evidence | heard informed me that if it had been a new heart murmur it would have been heard which, taken with the syncope, should have resulted in an immediate referral to Cardiology. 6 ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN In my opinion action should be taken to prevent future deaths and | believe you AND your organisation have the power to take such action. 7 YOUR RESPONSE You are under a duty to respond to this report within 56 days of the date of this report, namely by 30 June 2021. |, Veronica Hamilton-Deeley, the Senior Coroner may extend the period.
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