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
Failure to reliably control road-surface grip on Cycle Super Highways
2
1
11 Aug 2017
Failure to reliably detect cervical cancer through screening and assessment
2
4
11 Aug 2025
Failure to reliably detect discrepancies between prescribed and administered medication
2
4
25 Nov 2021
Failure to reliably identify and investigate violent crimes
2
2
30 Jun 2016
Failure to reliably monitor ferritin in patients at risk of iron overload
2
6
28 Feb 2022
Failure to reliably monitor vulnerable residents during fire emergencies and drills
2
4
3 Sep 2024
Failure to reliably obtain and verify SOAD approval for psychiatric treatment
2
2
18 Nov 2024
Failure to reliably prevent and detect defective surgical anastomoses
2
2
29 Apr 2015
Failure to reliably provide antenatal GBS screening
2
5
30 Jun 2016
Failure to reliably provide antenatal information about preventable infection risks and vaccination
2
3
27 Oct 2020
Failure to reliably provide required MRSA screening
2
3
15 Dec 2023
Failure to reliably recognise and respond to dehydration
2
7
7 Jan 2026
Failure to reliably recognise and respond to epiglottitis in adults
2
10
15 Aug 2023
Failure to reliably recognise hypostasis and rigor mortis
2
3
10 May 2024
Failure to reliably reconcile mental-health and medication history in prison healthcare
2
8
20 Sep 2022
Failure to reliably report and investigate eating-disorder-related deaths
2
10
17 Dec 2021
Failure to reliably screen and identify sickle cell trait in selection candidates
2
3
24 Oct 2022
Failure to reliably scrutinise and approve accommodation providers before placement
2
5
19 Jan 2023
Failure to reliably secure loads on road vehicles
2
4
12 May 2021
Failure to reliably transfer safety-critical prisoner information to immigration detention staff
2
5
2 Apr 2019
Failure to reliably validate electronic clinical records
2
7
18 Apr 2024
Failure to resolve closure or rationalisation of hazardous railway crossings
2
5
23 Jun 2021
Failure to restrict children’s access to hazardous online content
2
5
4 Nov 2025
Failure to retain experienced emergency-care staff
2
1
17 Dec 2025
Failure to safely segregate vulnerable prisoners from prisoners who may victimise them
2
3
28 Jan 2026
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