Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
The earlier warning
Jordan Howarth · 1 May 2024 · Alison Mutch, Manchester South
“there was not a joint approach to his care and no detailed discussions regarding the decision to withhold antibiotics”
judiciary.uk/…/jordan-howarth-prevention-of-future-deaths-report
What was promised
Stated action 1 · response to Jordan Howarth (1 May 2024) · stated timescale: September 2024
“The joint approach to Mr [name redacted] care from both the microbiologist and the consultant physician, specifically around the decision to withhold antibiotics.”
judiciary.uk/…/2024-0236-Response-from-Tameside-and-Glossop-Int…
Stated action 2 · response to Jordan Howarth (1 May 2024) · stated timescale: September 2024
“The documentation from the ICU consultant setting out/not setting out their rationale, specifically no discussions' between the medical consultant and the ICU consultant within the medical notes”
judiciary.uk/…/2024-0236-Response-from-Tameside-and-Glossop-Int…
Stated action 3 · response to Jordan Howarth (1 May 2024) · stated timescale: April 2024
“The Trusts' policy around NEWS2 escalation had not been followed”
judiciary.uk/…/2024-0236-Response-from-Tameside-and-Glossop-Int…
What recurred
- 17 Jun 2026 · Catherine Kirkham · Jyoti Gill · Closely related · confidence 0.80 (moderate)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Jordan Howarth · 1 May 2024
“there was not a joint approach to his care and no detailed discussions regarding the decision to withhold antibiotics”
Later · Catherine Kirkham · 17 Jun 2026
“prescription of oral antibiotics without conducting a swallow assessment in a patient presenting with swallowing difficulties and lockjaw”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.