Lack of automated medication compliance alerts
NHS England received 2 coroners' reports about this hazard between 9 Jan 2015 and 16 Nov 2023.
They came from 2 different coroners in 2 coroner areas. A similar concern was raised again 1 time after the first warning.
No published response from NHS England was found for the earlier reports.
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“The current system relies on healthcare staff/pharmacy staff recognising that prisoners have not attended to collect their prescription, without having a computer driven system to flag up non-attendance.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ No published response from NHS England was found for this report.
- 8 years 10 months laterIdentical hazardConfidence 0.92 · higha different coroner
“An automated flag alert via the system upon the failure to dispense or collect medication by a prisoner would be a far more efficient and effective way in which prisoners failing to comply with medications could be identified and actioned quickly and in which future deaths could be prevented.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ Repeated from the earlier report:flagsystemcollectprisoners
NHS England responded.Response (PDF) ↗
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2015 → 2023John Singleton8 years 10 months after Jason Lawson · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high
Identical hazardConfidence 0.92 · highBoth reports highlight the absence of an automated computer‑driven system to flag when prisoners fail to collect or dispense medication. They describe the same reliance on manual staff recognition as the current safety gap.
Jason Lawson · 9 Jan 2015
“The current system relies on healthcare staff/pharmacy staff recognising that prisoners have not attended to collect their prescription, without having a computer driven system to flag up non-attendance.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗ John Singleton · 16 Nov 2023
“An automated flag alert via the system upon the failure to dispense or collect medication by a prisoner would be a far more efficient and effective way in which prisoners failing to comply with medications could be identified and actioned quickly and in which future deaths could be prevented.”
Original on judiciary.uk ↗
No published response from NHS England was found for this report.
No specific action could be extracted with a verified quote.
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| Link | Meaning | Wording | Judge | Coroner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 → 2023 | 0.90 | 0.22 | Identical · 0.92 | different |
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