Epilepsy, 19 Sep 2013 – 19 Jun 2026

Epilepsy-related Prevention of Future Deaths reports

Last 3 months7 Jun 2026 – 7 Sep 2026

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About this dataset

We searched all 6,433 reports in the published corpus using a fixed text-search method, then assessed 317 candidates against source-based inclusion criteria. Ninety reports were included. Epilepsy had to be materially relevant to the death or a substantive coroner’s concern; incidental mentions were excluded.

Eligibility and SUDEP assignment were assessed with GPT-5.6 Sol and checked for valid source quotations. Assignment uses a balance-of-probabilities threshold: SUDEP or non-SUDEP must be more likely than not on the report’s evidence. The exact term SUDEP need not appear. Genuinely unclear eligible reports remain in All only. These are model-assisted documentary assessments, not independently validated clinical diagnoses.

The search can miss reports with sparse terminology or incomplete source text. This dataset does not represent all epilepsy deaths. Recurring concerns and responses are taken from the existing published evidence. Published corpus snapshot: 7 September 2026. Cohort selection updated 5 November 2026. The title shows the first and last included reports’ publication dates.

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Non-SUDEP 1 report 7 Jun 2026 – 7 Sep 2026

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7 Jun 2026 – 7 Sep 2026 · 1 report

Classification: non-sudep
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  1. East Riding and Hull

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    Kenneth John Morris · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Kenneth John Morris, aged 78, died at Hull Royal Infirmary on 10 December 2025 after a second unwitnessed ward fall caused intracranial haemorrhage, brain damage and early post-traumatic epilepsy. The principal concern was that he did not receive required one-to-one nursing care because of understaffing and more pressing cases, and evidence indicated that similar deaths may occur while resources remain critically stretched.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

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    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to provide required one-to-one nursing care

    Wider context from the report

    “This gentleman should have received one to one nursing care but due to a combination of understaffing and more pressing cases on the ward, he did not receive such care. Evidence was heard that had he received such care he would not have fallen and died. Evidence was also heard that within the Hull Trust and probably throughout the NHS, resources are critically stretched and whilst improvements are being proposed, I believe that the current situation makes it probable that similar deaths will occur. ”

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    Kenneth John Morris · Prevention of Future Deaths report
    Page 2 · concerns

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

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    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Critically stretched healthcare resources

    Wider context from the report

    “This gentleman should have received one to one nursing care but due to a combination of understaffing and more pressing cases on the ward, he did not receive such care. Evidence was heard that had he received such care he would not have fallen and died. Evidence was also heard that within the Hull Trust and probably throughout the NHS, resources are critically stretched and whilst improvements are being proposed, I believe that the current situation makes it probable that similar deaths will occur. ”

    Source location

    Kenneth John Morris · Prevention of Future Deaths report
    Page 2 · concerns

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    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

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    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Publish a new 10 Year Workforce Plan to support appropriate NHS staffing and workforce distribution.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “In our 10 Year Health Plan we committed to publishing a new 10 Year Workforce Plan. The plan, which will be published this year, will help ensure the NHS has the right people in the right places to deliver the best care for patients.”

    Source location

    Response from Department of Health and Social Care
    Page 2 · response
    Published 19 June 2026

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    How this respondent position was interpreted

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    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Individual NHS trusts and employers are responsible for determining staffing levels and workforce composition.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “I have carefully considered the situation. Individual NHS Trusts and other employers are responsible for determining staffing levels and workforce composition. They are best placed to understand their services and the needs of their patients in order to deliver safe and effective care. I would expect Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and all other NHS Trusts to ensure that their staffing arrangements, are appropriate following the tragic death of Mr Morris.”

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    Response from Department of Health and Social Care
    Page 1 · response
    Published 19 June 2026

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Classification: non-sudep7 Jun 2026 – 7 Sep 2026 (Publication date)Recurring concern: all recurring concerns
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