George Broadhurst
29 May 2024 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester South
This report repeats 1 earlier warning. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. delay in reporting of X rays
“The inquest heard evidence that the delay in reporting of X rays by radiologists is not unique to Tameside but is a national picture caused by a shortage of radiologists and trained reporting radiographers”
2. inadequate pain assessment in community
“The evidence given was that the level of pain that Mr [name redacted] still had in the community after 1st October was not in keeping with a healing fracture”
3. delayed review of radiology reports
“The knock-on impact of the delay in reporting is that once the radiology reports are available they then have to be reviewed in conjunction with the notes by a consultant days after the attendance to ensure the treatment given fits with the reported findings”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate
Earlier report
“The delay was compounded by the shortage of radiographers and radiologists nationally meaning that even when a decision is taken for a scan it can take some time 9 an hour in this case) for it to take place and then reported on”
This report
“The inquest heard evidence that the delay in reporting of X rays by radiologists is not unique to Tameside but is a national picture caused by a shortage of radiologists and trained reporting radiographers”