June Phillips
28 Feb 2025 · Coroner Louise Hunt · Birmingham and Solihull
The coroner's concerns
1. inaccurate care home records
“The care home records were inaccurate and did not correctly reflect the deterioration in Mrs [name redacted] condition after the fall. There is a concern that this creates a risk of further deaths”
2. outdated fall prevention risk assessment
“The risk assessment for prevention of falls was not updated when it should have been after her fall on 07/04/23 and when her condition deteriorated. There is a concern that this create a risk of further deaths as risk assessments are not up to date”
3. inadequate post-fall investigation
“The post falls investigation did not adequately investigate the circumstances of the fall. There is a concern that this creates a risk of future deaths as lessons are not learnt from incidents”