Marvin Rue
3 Mar 2022 · Coroner Caroline Saunders · Gwent
The coroner's concerns
1. falls risk
“[the deceased] had fallen prior to his admission to hospital on 8` January 2021 and was therefore, due to his age and circumstances, a”
2. lack of post-transfer risk assessment
“a review of the MRFA should take place after every hospital transfer”
3. repeated falls without intervention
“Mr [name redacted] fell 5 times priorto his fatal fall in hospital on 2nd February 2021”
4. inadequate nursing care
“the staff were under significant pressure due to the effects of the pandemic, and I accept that. However the care that Mr [name redacted] was denied was basic nursing care”
5. lack of 1:1 supervision for high-risk patient
“had Mr [name redacted] been assessed, he would have warranted 1:1 supervision”
6. absence of audit oversight
“no evidence that audits were completed at this time”
Responses
No published response was found on judiciary.uk.