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Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports

Pre-inquest brief

Delayed escalation and inadequate fluid monitoring

Organisation: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board · Generated: 27 Oct 2026

Recurance · recurance.com/chains/a78cf0522d279867

The earlier warning

Darren Goddard · 9 Mar 2020 · Sarah-Jane Richards, South Wales Central

“(4) The failure at triage to escalate this referral to seeing a doctor within 10 mins of admission.”

judiciary.uk/prevention-of-future-death-reports/darren-goddard

What was promised

Stated action 1 · response to Darren Goddard (9 Mar 2020) · stated timescale: 11 March 2020

“Review and provide definite warnings (oral and written) of sepsis when consenting patients to TRUS, and upon their discharge.”

judiciary.uk/…/2020-0060-Response-from-Dr-Hopkins-Redacted.pdf

Stated action 2 · response to Darren Goddard (9 Mar 2020) · stated timescale: none stated

“We can confirm that a single leaflet, which is produced by the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS), is now used, which states that patients should expect to go home on the same day, with no specific time scales given.”

judiciary.uk/…/2020-0060-Response-from-Dr-Hopkins-Redacted.pdf

Stated action 3 · response to Darren Goddard (9 Mar 2020) · stated timescale: ongoing (held on hold due to COVID-19)

“Further training of Triage nursing staff and doctors of the sepsis 6 bundle and =e} Score (NEWS) documentation, escalation and the implementation of the Sepsis 6 bundle.”

judiciary.uk/…/2020-0060-Response-from-Dr-Hopkins-Redacted.pdf

2 further stated actions are listed on the full chain page.

What recurred

  • 28 May 2024 · Clara Winter · Kerrie Burge · Closely related · confidence 0.90 (high)

The clearest link, quoted from both reports:

Earlier · Darren Goddard · 9 Mar 2020

“(4) The failure at triage to escalate this referral to seeing a doctor within 10 mins of admission.”

Later · Clara Winter · 28 May 2024

“The Health Board accepted that significant learning was required by staff regarding timeliness of escalation and maintenance of fluid balance charts”

What happened next

No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.

Every quote is verified word for word against the original report on judiciary.uk. A link shows that a similar concern was raised again, not why. It is not a finding about any organisation or person.

Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Open Government Licence v3.0.