Mark Villers
3 Jun 2025 · Coroner Louise Hunt · Birmingham and Solihull
The coroner's concerns
1. insufficient radiologists to report weekend CT scans
“1. The investigation by the hospital trust identified that at the time of Mr [name redacted]' presentation to hospital on 18/05/24 there were insufficient radiologists to report the large number of CT scans undertaken over the weekend period. This was one of the root causes of the very subtle abnormality indicating aortic dissection being missed when the scan was reported. The inquest heard evidence that whilst the situation had improved the number of radiologists was still not in accordance with Royal”