Edna Smither
31 Jul 2014 · Coroner John Pollard · Manchester (South)
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of first aid certified staff
“only one (comparatively junior) member of staff present on the day of the incident and death, had a First Aid certificate which was 'in date'”
2. locked fire escape door
“door which Mrs [name redacted] was to be carried through by the ambulance staff, and this door was locked”
3. panic among staff
“All the staff in attendance, by their own admission, were in a state of panic”
4. failure to report incidents
“two failures to report incidents under RIDDOR”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.