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
Unsafe discharge planning for vulnerable prisoners
2
8
13 Mar 2024
Unsafe investigation of child sexual assault allegations
2
5
12 Nov 2020
Unsafe lithium treatment management
2
2
12 Oct 2023
Unsafe management of antepartum haemorrhage
2
1
22 Jul 2024
Unsafe management of barriers to necessary medical investigations
2
5
8 Jul 2026
Unsafe management of external ventricular drains
2
3
20 Oct 2025
Unsafe management of impacted fetal head at caesarean section
2
2
27 Oct 2025
Unsafe medication management during hospital-to-care-home transitions
2
3
15 Oct 2025
Unsafe planning and control of lifting operations
2
5
24 Nov 2020
Unsafe police operations near bodies of water
2
2
14 Sep 2023
Unsafe progression of safety-critical activity training
2
2
28 Jul 2023
Unsafe provision and use of pressure-relief seat cushions
2
4
24 Jul 2023
Unsafe reliance on independent providers for NHS mental health beds
2
2
14 Jun 2024
Unsafe storage of firearms
2
7
12 Jul 2019
Unsafe street works setup and control
2
7
20 Feb 2025
Unsafe two-post vehicle lifting operations
2
14
11 Jan 2023
Unsafe use of fuel-burning equipment in enclosed spaces
2
2
31 Mar 2026
Unsafe use of incapacitant spray when detainees have objects in their mouths
2
3
27 Jun 2019
Unsafe use of ladders
2
5
20 Mar 2019
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