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
Inadequate safety controls for high-risk machinery work 6 12 26 Jun 2025 Inadequate safety guidance for managing hazards in rented residential properties 6 13 11 Dec 2024 Inadequate staff competence to recognise and respond to acutely unwell patients 6 21 7 Apr 2025 Inadequate water rescue provision for recreational water activities 6 12 27 Feb 2023 Unclear responsibility for prescribing and medication advice 6 11 9 Dec 2025 Uncontrolled dangerous currents affecting swimmers 6 9 3 Jul 2024 Unreliable access to clinically necessary dietetic assessment and support 6 9 5 Jun 2026 Unreliable access to ligature cutters for frontline responders 6 10 10 Apr 2024 Unreliable access to required social-worker support 6 13 29 Jan 2025 Unreliable ambulance-service computer systems for safety-critical information 6 20 27 Jan 2020 Unreliable care and follow-up for identified fractures 6 5 18 Jun 2025 Unreliable communication to referrers about referral service access and expectations 6 12 24 Nov 2023 Unreliable consent controls for safety-critical information sharing 6 13 31 Jan 2025 Unreliable coronial autopsy governance and processes 6 17 25 Nov 2025 Unreliable dementia care and management 6 13 6 Sep 2024 Unreliable determination and recording of causes of death 6 18 10 Mar 2026 Unreliable dysphagia care and management 6 8 22 May 2026 Unreliable electronic medication-system controls for safe prescribing and administration 6 13 7 Apr 2026 Unreliable escalation and referral in eating disorder care 6 23 7 Jan 2026 Unreliable guidance and closure controls for unsafe pedestrian paths 6 11 9 Feb 2026 Unreliable guidance for medication continuation and discontinuation decisions 6 8 7 Jan 2025 Unreliable interpretation of cardiac electrical recordings 6 16 9 May 2025 Unreliable investigation and escalation of safety-related professional misconduct 6 9 28 Jun 2023 Unreliable investigation of serious infection causes 6 13 10 Mar 2026 Unreliable management of specialist modified diets 6 9 10 May 2024

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Data last updated 7 September 2026