Frankland Prison

Justice · Prison or young offender institution

Pin Request correction

First report 31 Mar 2015•Latest report 31 Mar 2015

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
100%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
3

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
3

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Frankland Prison linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. County Durham and Darlington

    AI-generated summary

    Sharon Louise Suki Butcher · Prevention of Future Deaths report

    This summary was generated using AI from the published report. Please read the original report for the complete account.

    Report summary

    Sharon Louise Suki Butcher died of natural causes, with the inquest recording ischaemic heart disease, coronary artery atheroma, diabetes mellitus and cirrhosis of the liver. The report raised concerns about a 10-minute delay in calling an ambulance after an emergency medical code was broadcast, failure to follow the prison’s local protocol, and recurring lack of clarity in responding to medical emergencies.

    Read the report on judiciary.uk

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Frankland Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Delays in summoning ambulances after emergency medical codes are broadcast

    Wider context from the report

    “The PPO report highlights an issue relating to the delay in calling for an ambulance as soon as an emergency medical code was broadcast. There was a 10 minute delay and the prisons local protocol for summoning an ambulance was not followed. There have been a series of similar failings in dealing with medical emergencies of HMP Frankland and HMP Durham with either staff using wrong or inappropriate codes, or there being delays in the control room and this recurring issue of lack of clarity in response to a medical emergency could well lead to a fatality in the future. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Frankland Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Delays and lack of clarity in control-room responses to medical emergencies

    Wider context from the report

    “The PPO report highlights an issue relating to the delay in calling for an ambulance as soon as an emergency medical code was broadcast. There was a 10 minute delay and the prisons local protocol for summoning an ambulance was not followed. There have been a series of similar failings in dealing with medical emergencies of HMP Frankland and HMP Durham with either staff using wrong or inappropriate codes, or there being delays in the control room and this recurring issue of lack of clarity in response to a medical emergency could well lead to a fatality in the future. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Frankland Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to use appropriate codes for medical emergencies

    Wider context from the report

    “The PPO report highlights an issue relating to the delay in calling for an ambulance as soon as an emergency medical code was broadcast. There was a 10 minute delay and the prisons local protocol for summoning an ambulance was not followed. There have been a series of similar failings in dealing with medical emergencies of HMP Frankland and HMP Durham with either staff using wrong or inappropriate codes, or there being delays in the control room and this recurring issue of lack of clarity in response to a medical emergency could well lead to a fatality in the future. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this respondent action was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Revise local contingency plans and reissue emergency instructions requiring timely ambulance calls and defining medical emergency response codes.

    Verbatim wording from the response

    “HMP Frankland revised their local contingency plans and re-issued instructions following the death of Ms. Sharon Butcher to ensure that all staff understood, that they must not delay in calling an ambulance in all cases where there are serious concerns about the health of an offender.”

    Source location

    2015-0129-Response-by-NOMS
    Page 1 · response
    Published 31 March 2015

    Open published response
Back to top

Information checked against published PFD reports and official responses · Data reviewed 7 Sep 2026 · About data quality and limitations

Data last updated 7 September 2026