Maria Hryniw
20 Dec 2018 · Coroner Alison Mutch · Manchester (South)
The coroner's concerns
1. PEG feeding without assessment or capacity consideration
“The inquest heard evidence that [name redacted] was peg fed. She was approaching the end of life but there was no assessment regarding the suitability of the use of continued peg feeding in the community or the volume given to her. The inquest heard evidence from her family that she could not cope with the volume prescribed but continued to be given it. A community MDT was not heid even when she was prescribed end of life medications. [name redacted] lacked capacity to refuse PEG feeding”