Safety concerns raised by coroners
Explore concerns raised in Prevention of Future Deaths (PFD) reports.
Recurring concerns bring together individual concerns from different reports that describe the same underlying safety problem.
1,669 recurring concerns
Concern
Trend
Reports
Recipients
Latest report
Unreliable safety CCTV monitoring systems
23
47
3 Apr 2025
Failure of emergency alarm response
22
38
23 Mar 2026
Failure to ensure clear and followed instructions for safe equipment use
22
38
31 Mar 2026
Failure to provide timely clinically required blood tests
22
41
7 Feb 2026
Failure to supervise clinicians during clinical work
22
42
17 Dec 2025
Inadequate control of access to means of self-harm
22
26
20 Mar 2026
Insufficient multi-disciplinary coordination in mental health care
22
34
5 Feb 2026
Uncontrolled collision risks at hazardous road bends
22
30
26 Mar 2026
Unreliable coordination of mental health crisis responses
22
41
24 Mar 2026
Unreliable dual-diagnosis care pathways
22
36
30 Apr 2026
Unreliable implementation of medication changes
22
31
8 Feb 2026
Unreliable mental-health patient leave arrangements
22
36
1 Jun 2026
Unsafe reliance on agency staff for clinical staffing
22
31
8 Feb 2026
Failure to assess and respond promptly to significant signs of injury
21
44
26 Jun 2026
Failure to maintain required continuous patient observation
21
29
27 May 2026
Failure to maintain roads, pavements and verges in a safe state of repair
21
24
28 Aug 2024
Failure to provide face-to-face clinical assessment when clinically indicated
21
32
14 Jan 2026
Failure to provide timely clinical follow-up after medication prescribing
21
29
6 Jan 2026
Failure to reliably notify primary care of changes affecting patient care
21
35
15 Oct 2025
Inadequate warnings about location-specific hazards at public waterside locations
21
38
26 Feb 2026
Unreliable airway management during emergency care
21
37
31 Mar 2026
Unreliable availability and readiness of defibrillators for emergency response
21
40
8 May 2026
Unreliable care-coordinator provision and cover for mental health service users
21
27
18 May 2026
Unreliable Care Programme Approach care coordination
21
34
12 Jan 2026
Unreliable interim mental health support during care transitions
21
38
5 Sep 2025
Recurring concerns bring together reports that describe the same underlying safety problem. Open one to compare the individual concerns and original wording.
Data last updated 7 September 2026