Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports
Pre-inquest brief
Missed opportunity for appropriate VTE risk management
The earlier warning
Francoise Snape · 13 Feb 2015 · Geraint Williams, Worcestershire
“No VTE assessment was ever made of Mrs [name redacted]. The explanation given oy was that staff were too busy to complete the form”
judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/francoise-snape
What was promised
No published response from Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was found for the earlier reports.
What recurred
- 12 Aug 2026 · Mathew Bailey · David Reid · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)
The clearest link, quoted from both reports:
Earlier · Francoise Snape · 13 Feb 2015
“No VTE assessment was ever made of Mrs [name redacted]. The explanation given oy was that staff were too busy to complete the form”
Later · Mathew Bailey · 12 Aug 2026
“(b) a venous thromboembolism ( VTE ) assessment was carried out, which identified that the deceased had an identified risk of suffering a VTE event and prescribed compression stockings to mitigate that risk.”
What happened next
No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.